Cape Apartments, 5, 130 Rotherhithe New Road, Southwark, London, SE16 2AP
About Cape Apartments
Cape Apartments is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 2AP). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft). At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Cape Apartments (50–86 m²). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (July 2016) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£753/sq ft) was about 45.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 15 planning records sit against the property, 13 approved, 2 refused. At 50 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 22 EPCs). Sold December 2022 for £405,000. 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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- BalconyYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.2% per year over 6 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 0.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£405,000
+1.3%over 5 years23 December 2016
£399,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 2AP: £490,000 (2023–2021).
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
£415,000178 Rotherhithe New Road, Southwark, London, SE16 2AP
Sold Aug 2022
£680,000136 Rotherhithe New Road, Southwark, London, SE16 2AP
Sold Oct 2021
£290,000
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
CO₂ Emissions for Cape Apartments runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,100
Street avg £7,363
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 59 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.6 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Years Held
3 years
Street avg 7 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