1 Girdlers Cottages, Choumert Road, Southwark, London, SE15 4SF
About 1 Girdlers Cottages
1 Girdlers Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE15 4SF). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: February 2024 at £650,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£875/sq ft) was about 84.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Girdlers Cottages has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Apr 2021RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations to form a shower room at first floor, WC at ground floor, reconfiguration of the staircase and works in association.
- Agent
- Picardi Architects
Listed- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/AP/0476
- Mar 2021ConditionsIn report
Details of Condition 2 - detailed drawings scale 1:5 section and 1:20 elevation for all new fenestration including rooflights and external doors required by planning permission dated 23/12/2020 [LBS Ref 20/AP/3229] for 'Listed Building Consent for the construction of a ground floor rear side infill extension and bay window together with the addition of 4no. recessed rooflights and various internal alterations. To erect a garden shed/study'.
- Agent
- Picardi Architects
Listed- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/AP/0231
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Girdlers Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£703,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 23 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
16 February 2024Most recent
£650,000
+36.8%over 6 years6 August 2017
£475,000
+26.7%over 4 years30 May 2013
£375,000
+167.9%over 12 years21 December 2000
£140,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in SE15 4SF: £255,250 (2022–1998).
Nearby sales in SE15 4SF
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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
Chadwick Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Belham Primary School. 86 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB