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6 planning records
About Besson House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Besson House is an end-of-terrace house in Lewisham, London, London (SE14 5AE). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Besson House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Besson House, Flat A The Courtyard, 3 Besson Street, Lewisham, London, SE14 5AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2014SubdivisionAmendmentGranted
An application submitted under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment in connection with the planning permission DC/12/81380 dated 19 December 2013, for the change of use, alteration and conversion of Commercial Units A & B, Besson House, The Courtyard, 3 Besson Street SE14, to provide 1 one bedroom self-contained flat and 1 two bedroom self-contained flat, together with alterations to the front and side elevations, in order to allow an increase in the size of the proposed ground floor windows on the north and west elevations.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Besson House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
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 Besson Street homes
Four headline reads against 49 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Besson House is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 78 (C)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 1.4 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
14/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
New Cross Fire Station — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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