5 Cadet Drive, Southwark, London, SE1 5RT
About 5 Cadet Drive
5 Cadet Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 5RT). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £684,000 is 29.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£672/sq ft) was about 197.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £528,000 in May 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Cadet Drive, Southwark, London, SE1 5RT
- Oct 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension, replacement of garage door with window and door and internal reconfiguration.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/AP/2026
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Sales history & valuation
5 Cadet Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£684,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£528,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 May 2019Most recent
£528,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE1 5RT: £340,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in SE1 5RT
Versus other Cadet Drive homes
On co₂ emissions, 5 Cadet Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,233
Street avg £4,850
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.4 km
Humphrey Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
City of London Academy (Southwark). 105 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB







