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1 Balaclava Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5PX

2 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
122 m²
1313 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 1 Balaclava Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Balaclava Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 5PX). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.

At 122 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £832,000 is 30% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 66.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3

Building

  • TenureFreehold
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Balaclava Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Early 20th centuryEnd-Terrace HouseFreeholdEPC ESolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Balaclava Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5PX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Balaclava Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

2 applications on record at 1 Balaclava Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5PX

2decisions2extensions131documents8nearby
  1. Aug 2018
    BasementFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Construction of a single storey basement/lower ground floor extension to create a one bedroom self-contained unit of accommodation with roof terrace above and new external staircase to garden for existing dwellinghouse.

    Extension
    Documents
    68 docs on file
    Reference
    18/AP/2095
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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  • All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 8 notable nearby
  • The 131 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 1 Balaclava Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£832,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£640,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 January 2017Most recent

    £640,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SE1 5PX: £435,000 (2017–2012).

On the street

Versus other Balaclava Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Balaclava Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,246

Street avg £3,283

Strongly above

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Balaclava Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

44/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Harris Academy — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Harris Academy Bermondsey. 101 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SE1 5PX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SE1 5PX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.5dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for SE1 5PX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.2dB

Low
55 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Balaclava Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5PX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.