5 Bushwood Drive, Southwark, London, SE1 5RE
About 5 Bushwood Drive
5 Bushwood Drive is a mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 5RE). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since April 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £688,000 sits 176.3% above the 2007 sale of £249,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 27.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
Energy performance
5 Bushwood Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Bushwood Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 5 Bushwood Drive, Southwark, London, SE1 5RE
- Jun 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification for prior approval for the erection of a rear ground floor single storey larger home extension: extending 3.9 metres off the rear wall, with an eaves height of 3.2 metres and maximum height of 3.2 metres, to provide additional accommodation to dwellinghouse.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 16/AP/1997
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Bushwood Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£688,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 7 years.
£249,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
3 April 2007Most recent
£249,000
14 December 2001
£249,999
+35.1%over 1 year29 February 2000
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE1 5RE: £715,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SE1 5RE
4 Bushwood Drive, Southwark, London, SE1 5RE
Sold Sept 2024
£815,0007 Bushwood Drive, Southwark, London, SE1 5RE
Sold Oct 2023
£685,00015 Bushwood Drive, Southwark, London, SE1 5RE
Sold Aug 2023
£900,00036 Bushwood Drive, Southwark, London, SE1 5RE
Sold Feb 2023
£385,00010 Bushwood Drive, Southwark, London, SE1 5RE
Sold Oct 2021
£715,000
Versus other Bushwood Drive homes
CO₂ Emissions for 5 Bushwood Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,110
Street avg £4,271
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Lynton Road (SE1) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Harris Academy Bermondsey. 106 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.5dB







