52 Kingsley Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5XB
About 52 Kingsley Flats
52 Kingsley Flats is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 5XB). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 45 m² this is the 38th smallest of 51 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2009. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 45 m² it's 24.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (36 m² median across 50 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 is 10.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£591/sq ft) was about 36.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £286,500 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
52 Kingsley Flats sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
52 Kingsley Flats has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 11 years.
£286,500
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2021Most recent
£286,500
+54.9%over 11 years28 June 2010
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE1 5XB: £300,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SE1 5XB
3 Kingsley Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5XB
Sold Oct 2025
£345,00015 Kingsley Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5XB
Sold May 2024
£225,0006 Kingsley Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5XB
Sold Aug 2023
£370,00033 Kingsley Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5XB
Sold Apr 2021
£240,00058 Kingsley Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5XB
Sold Dec 2020
£300,000
Versus other Old Kent Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 52 Kingsley Flats lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,367
Street avg £5,403
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 41 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Similar properties nearby
13 Waleran Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark
SE1 5UU
14 Kingsley Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark
SE1 5XB
15 Kingsley Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark
SE1 5XB
13 Kingsley Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark
SE1 5XB
103 Kingsley Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark
SE1 5XG
105 Kingsley Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark
SE1 5XG
12 Dover Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark
SE1 5NJ
14 Dover Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark
SE1 5NJ
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
0.1 km
Old Kent Road / East Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Surrey Square Primary School. 103 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
57.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.5dB







