2 Bowden Street, Lambeth, London, SE11 4DS
About 2 Bowden Street
2 Bowden Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lambeth, London, London (SE11 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 50 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,115/sq ft) was about 200.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £600,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemlpg
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Nov 2007ConditionsIn report
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 5 (Obsured glazing) of Appeal Reference: App/N5660/A/02/1095529 (Erection of 1st floor rear extension along with 2nd floor extension on top of main building with roof terace and conservatory above and associated alterations) granted on 25/11/2002.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/03775/DET
- Nov 2007ConservatoryConditionsIn report
Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (Materials) of Appeal Reference: App/N5660/A/02/1095529. Erection of 1st floor rear extension along with 2nd floor extension on top of main building with roof terace and conservatory above and associated alterations. Granted on 25/11/2002.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/03776/DET
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Sales history & valuation
2 Bowden Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£589,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 21 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2021Most recent
£600,000
+253.0%over 21 years18 November 1999
£169,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE11 4DS: £635,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in SE11 4DS
18a, Flat A, Bowden Street, Lambeth, London, SE11 4DS
Sold Jun 2025
£725,000Flat 7, 12 Bowden Street, Lambeth, London, SE11 4DS
Sold Mar 2025
£640,000Flat 3, 12 Bowden Street, Lambeth, London, SE11 4DS
Sold Jun 2021
£560,00018 Bowden Street, Lambeth, London, SE11 4DS
Sold Aug 2019
£635,00018a, Flat B, Bowden Street, Lambeth, London, SE11 4DS
Sold Jul 2019
£595,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Windmill Row — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Henry Fawcett Primary School. 89 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.7dB