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3 Barforth Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PS

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
157 m²
1690 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Barforth Road

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

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

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Barforth Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

3 Barforth Road 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.

3 Barforth Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£1,030,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1996)

£30,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 November 1996Most recent

    £30,000

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 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 3 Barforth Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£191

Street avg £5,409

Strongly below

Floor Area

157 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Below
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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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 3 Barforth Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.