17 West Square, Southwark, London, SE11 4SN
About 17 West Square
17 West Square is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE11 4SN). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2170 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 35.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,320,000 sits 144.2% above the 2001 sale of £950,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 4 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
17 West Square sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2019DemolitionFullIn report
Demolition of the butterfly roof, extension of the party wall and chimney with No. 16 and construction of a mansard extension to existing Grade II Listed terraced townhouse.
- Agent
- Catfish Studio Limited
ListedExtension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/AP/0425
- Apr 2019DemolitionHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for the demolition of the butterfly roof, extension of the party wall and chimney with No. 16 and construction of a mansard extension to existing Grade II Listed terraced townhouse. Construction of a new internal staircase from second to the new third floor level, in a design to match the existing.
- Agent
- Catfish Studio Limited
ListedExtension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/AP/0426
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 West Square
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 17 West Square has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£2,320,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 35.5% per year over 5 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 35.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
28 November 2001Most recent
£950,000
+322.2%over 4 years3 March 1997
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE11 4SN: £2,400,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SE11 4SN
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Sold Apr 2023
£2,400,00011 West Square, Southwark, London, SE11 4SN
Sold Sept 2022
£2,590,0003 West Square, Southwark, London, SE11 4SN
Sold Jul 2022
£815,00010 West Square, Southwark, London, SE11 4SN
Sold May 2021
£885,000
Everything we know about 17 West Square, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other West Square homes
17 West Square is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,712
Street avg £8,453
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 182 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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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
St Georges Rd/Imperial War Mus — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Jude's Church of England Primary School. 86 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
61.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
54.1dB