17 Buchan Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3HQ
About 17 Buchan Road
17 Buchan Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE15 3HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £825,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 113 m² it's 27% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 19 EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£678/sq ft) was about 116.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Construction of a single storey side-rear extension and L-shaped rear dormer extension with a Juliette balcony, together with the raising of the roof ridge by 190mm and the installation of two rooflights on the front roof slope.
- Agent
- MSB Design
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/AP/3018
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 17 Buchan Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£890,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.3% per year over 23 years.
£825,000
Growth on file: 12.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
4 February 2021Most recent
£825,000
+87.5%over 8 years11 October 2012
£440,000
+20.5%over 4 years1 May 2008
£365,000
+111.0%over 6 years18 July 2001
£173,000
+188.3%over 3 years28 June 1998
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE15 3HQ: £873,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SE15 3HQ
33 Buchan Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3HQ
Sold Mar 2025
£965,00029b, Buchan Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3HQ
Sold Nov 2024
£350,00031 Buchan Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3HQ
Sold Aug 2024
£885,00011a, Buchan Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3HQ
Sold Jul 2024
£445,00037 Buchan Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3HQ
Sold Apr 2021
£940,000
Everything we know about 17 Buchan Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Buchan Road homes
17 Buchan Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,301
Street avg £6,334
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
11/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Kimberley Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hollydale Primary School. 75 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB