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Get startedBesson 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.
Besson House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
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.
Besson House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
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.
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
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB

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.
4 more applications for this property
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Median price across the last 5 sales in SE14 5AE: £396,000 (2025–2018).
Flat 4 13 Besson Street Lewisham London
Sold Jul 2025
The Courtyard Flat 9 3 Besson Street Lewisham London
Sold Feb 2021
Flat 1 13 Besson Street Lewisham London
Sold Apr 2020
Flat 6 13 Besson Street Lewisham London
Sold Sept 2019
Flat 7 13 Besson Street Lewisham London
Sold Oct 2018
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
SE14 5DJ
Closest school
0.2 km
Kender Primary School. 79 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB