Cape Apartments, 1, 130 Rotherhithe New Road, Southwark, London, SE16 2AP
About Cape Apartments
Cape Apartments is a semi-detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 2AP). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.
At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£675/sq ft) was about 30.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in July 2016. 15 planning records sit against the property, 13 approved, 2 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cape Apartments's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cape Apartments has been through 13 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2016FullIn report
Variation of Condition 1(approved plans) of planning permission 15-AP-3655 for: 'Demolition of existing 2 storey building; Construction of 4 storey building, accommodating 9 x residential units with associated landscaping, private amenity space and cycle parking' to allow for minor material amendments comprising (i) change of main facing brick, (ii) the re-location of internal bin store to external prefabricated bin store adjacent to Abbeyfield Road, (iii) use of approved bin store as a cycle store and (iv) use of approved cycle store as a plant room
- Agent
- Vision Design
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/AP/4678
- Nov 2015ConditionsIn report
Details of external facing materials metal slatted cladding as required by Condition 7 of planning application dated 11/12/2014 [LBS ref no.14AP2855] for demolition of existing 2 storey building; Construction of 4 storey building, accommodating 9 x residential units with associated landscaping, private amenity space and cycle parking.
- Agent
- Vision Design
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 15/AP/3700
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Cape Apartments
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Cape Apartments valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£667,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£625,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 July 2016Most recent
£625,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 2AP: £490,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in SE16 2AP
Cape Apartments, 2, 130 Rotherhithe New Road, Southwark, London, SE16 2AP
Sold Dec 2023
£490,000Cape Apartments, 9, 130 Rotherhithe New Road, Southwark, London, SE16 2AP
Sold Apr 2023
£590,000Cape Apartments, 6, 130 Rotherhithe New Road, Southwark, London, SE16 2AP
Sold Apr 2023
£415,000Cape Apartments, 5, 130 Rotherhithe New Road, Southwark, London, SE16 2AP
Sold Dec 2022
£405,000178 Rotherhithe New Road, Southwark, London, SE16 2AP
Sold Aug 2022
£680,000
Everything we know about Cape Apartments, in one report
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
Versus other Rotherhithe New Road homes
On floor area, Cape Apartments stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,267
Street avg £7,456
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 57 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Years Held
10 years
Street avg 6 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Corbetts Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Rotherhithe Primary School. 91 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
55.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB