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43a, Gowlett Road, Southwark, London, SE15 4HX

2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor Ground
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
55 m²
592 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 43a

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

43a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE15 4HX). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 55 m² this is the 12th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–186 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 30 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£832/sq ft) was about 118.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 31 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £492,750. 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

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

43a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Nov 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 43a, Gowlett Road, Southwark, London, SE15 4HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

43a has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Mar 2024
    Conditions
    In report

    Non-material amendment to Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of planning permission ref. 22/AP/0833 dated 06.05.2022 for 'Construction of a single storey ground floor side-rear extension and installation of a new ground floor side-facing window.' Non-material changes sought include changing the fully glazed pitched roof over the side extension to a solid pitched roof with two skylights and adding a rooflight to the flat roof of the rear extension, and changing the flank wall of the side extension from brickwork to render.

    Agent
    Sixty Two Limited
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    24/AP/0646
    View planning record
  2. May 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Construction of a single storey ground floor side-rear extension and installation of a new ground floor side-facing window.

    Agent
    Sixty Two Limited
    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    22/AP/0833
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£530,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£492,750

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 April 2021Most recent

    £492,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in SE15 4HX: £635,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Gowlett Road homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

43a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£8,959

Street avg £5,498

Above

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

On par
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.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

11/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Oakhurst Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School. 74 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SE15 4HX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SE15 4HX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SE15 4HX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.4dB

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 — 104 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

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