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17b, Barforth Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PS

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17b

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17b is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE15 3PS). 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 15th smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–195 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 36 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Sold July 2023 for £528,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£831/sq ft) was about 174.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 29.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 35 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
Energy

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
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17b, Barforth Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17b has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17b has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.

Current estimate

£533,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£528,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 July 2023Most recent

    £528,000

    +2.1%over 2 years
  2. 22 January 2021

    £517,000

    +106.8%over 13 years
  3. 27 September 2007

    £250,000

    +31.6%over 1 year
  4. 10 April 2006

    £189,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in SE15 3PS: £650,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Barforth Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 17b stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£8,949

Street avg £4,575

Strongly above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

11/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Carden Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Rye Oak Primary School. 73 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SE15 3PS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SE15 3PS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SE15 3PS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.9dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 103 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17b, Barforth Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.