1a, Pennethorne Road, Southwark, London, SE15 5TH
About 1a
1a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE15 5TH). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £897,000 is 23.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£654/sq ft) was about 121% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £725,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2024PorchOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawful development (proposed ) for the conversion of existing rear porch into kitchen space and replacement of door/windows to aluminium French door.
- Agent
- Express Plans
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/AP/2126
- Sept 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Demolition of the existing two storey historic extension and replacement with a new two storey extension.
- Agent
- The Market design and build
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/AP/1509
What's in 1a, Pennethorne Road, Southwark, London, SE15 5TH's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£897,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 20 years.
£725,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
5 February 2021Most recent
£725,000
+314.3%over 19 years10 May 2001
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE15 5TH: £374,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in SE15 5TH
17b, Pennethorne Road, Southwark, London, SE15 5TH
Sold Jan 2025
£340,0007a, Pennethorne Road, Southwark, London, SE15 5TH
Sold Sept 2021
£27,5005a, Pennethorne Road, Southwark, London, SE15 5TH
Sold Apr 2021
£385,00033 Pennethorne Road, Southwark, London, SE15 5TH
Sold Feb 2019
£595,0007b, Pennethorne Road, Southwark, London, SE15 5TH
Sold Mar 2018
£350,000
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Versus other Pennethorne Road homes
1a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,039
Street avg £3,833
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.3 km
Carlton Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park. 92 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB