31 Buchan Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3HQ
About 31 Buchan Road
31 Buchan Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE15 3HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 22.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£754/sq ft) was about 126.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £885,000 in August 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Oct 2025RenovationFullIn report
Installation of a side oriel window at ground floor. Replacement of existing ground floor bifold door with slim-framed sliding door. Reconfiguration of two first-floor windows into a single larger opening. Adaptation of existing single-storey rear roof to support non-accessible planted area, retaining existing rooflight.
- Agent
- RVA Services Limited
New Windows- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/AP/3114
- Dec 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of a single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Godsmark Architecture
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/AP/4066
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 31 Buchan Road
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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 31 Buchan Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£969,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 27 years.
£885,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2024Most recent
£885,000
+255.8%over 18 years20 October 2005
£248,750
+44.6%over 5 years5 October 2000
£172,000
+86.4%over 2 years5 March 1998
£92,250
+53.8%over 6 months1 September 1997
£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
£350,00011a, Buchan Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3HQ
Sold Jul 2024
£445,00037 Buchan Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3HQ
Sold Apr 2021
£940,00017 Buchan Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3HQ
Sold Feb 2021
£825,000
Everything we know about 31 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
On epc rating, 31 Buchan Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,119
Street avg £6,266
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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