3 Barforth Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PS
About 3 Barforth Road
3 Barforth Road is a semi-detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE15 3PS). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in November 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,030,000 sits 3333.3% above the 1996 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£18/sq ft) was about 94.3% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Barforth Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Barforth Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3 Barforth 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
3 Barforth Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£1,030,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£30,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 November 1996Most recent
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE15 3PS: £650,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SE15 3PS
1 Barforth Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PS
Sold Jul 2025
£1,150,00025b, Barforth Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PS
Sold Mar 2025
£407,0006 Barforth Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PS
Sold Jun 2024
£1,300,00025c, Barforth Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PS
Sold May 2024
£395,00028 Barforth Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PS
Sold Feb 2024
£650,000
Everything we know about 3 Barforth 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 Barforth Road homes
On price per m², 3 Barforth Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£191
Street avg £5,409
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.1 km
Carden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Rye Oak Primary School. 73 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
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB