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About 8a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8a is a detached house in Lewisham, London, London (SE12 8NP). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 59 m² this is the 6th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–354 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 19 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8a, Handen Road, Lewisham, London, SE12 8NP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 8a is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2024Tree WorksTreesRaise No Objection
REAR: TWO Ash (T1,T2)(ht:c.20m) FELL. Reason: to benefit health and canopy balance of adjacent oak T3 and ash trees in rear garden linear group. REAR: ONE Oak (T3)(ht:c.20m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 4-5m to approx.ht.15m, RADIUS REDUCE by approx.3-4m to approx.r.4-5m on W,S,E compass points, pruning to suitable growth points for tree aesthetics. Reason: proximity to buildings, improve tree canopy balance in tree group, manage shade issues to rear gardens, retain landscape amenity. Tree works amended to retain oak T3 as agreed by agent email confirmation 19.4.24: Informative A: amended tree works to retain oak T3 for landscape amenity, tree canopy management in the linear tree group and address shade issues is greatly appreciated. Informative B: please create habitat log piles and linear 'dead hedges' for wildlife and biodiversity with arisings. Informative C: planting of understory trees and shrubs is encouraged for urban greening such as Magnolia kobus, Camellias, hawthorn, Cornus kousa, Katsura Tree, holly, Drimys winteri, Viburnum rhytidophyllum, Elaeagnus x ebbingei, Osmanthus x burkwoodii.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Handen Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8a is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Handen Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 82 points of interest in total.
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