Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Algar House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 8QT). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 77 m² this is the 10th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in Algar House, where floor areas span 41–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 19 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
A recent sale: £600,000 in March 2025. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£724/sq ft) was about 38.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 November 2028
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Algar House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Algar House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 21 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 21 years.
30 March 2025Most recent
£600,000
+159.7%over 20 years8 July 2004
£231,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE1 8QT: £619,200 (2023–2016).
Algar House, Flat 6, Webber Row, Southwark, London, SE1 8QT
Sold Dec 2023
Algar House, Flat 18, Webber Row, Southwark, London, SE1 8QT
Sold May 2021
Algar House, Flat 20, Webber Row, Southwark, London, SE1 8QT
Sold Mar 2019
Algar House, Flat 24, Webber Row, Southwark, London, SE1 8QT
Sold Jan 2018
Algar House, Flat 25, Webber Row, Southwark, London, SE1 8QT
Sold May 2016
Algar House is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£7,792
Street avg £5,690
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1516/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St George's Circus — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School. 87 schools nearby.
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