7 Forester Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PU
About 7 Forester Road
7 Forester Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE15 3PU). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 58 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (58–81 m²). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£868/sq ft) was about 269.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £542,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Forester Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T2 Olive - Fell and treat stump with eco-plugs
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/AP/1226
- Oct 2021RenovationFullIn report
Sashes to be refurbished within existing frames on ground floor street facing windows
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/AP/2949
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2003.
£590,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 17 years.
£542,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
19 February 2021Most recent
£542,000
+158.1%over 11 years14 January 2010
£210,000
+18.6%over 6 years16 October 2003
£177,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE15 3PU: £320,000 (2018–2006).
Nearby sales in SE15 3PU
1 Forester Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PU
Sold Dec 2018
£440,0004 Forester Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PU
Sold Aug 2017
£560,0006 Forester Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PU
Sold Aug 2007
£320,0008 Forester Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PU
Sold Jan 2007
£242,0009 Forester Road, Southwark, London, SE15 3PU
Sold Jan 2006
£250,000
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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

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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
Linden Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Rye Oak Primary School. 78 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB