Flat 4, 53 Silwood Street, Lewisham, London, SE16 2AW
About Flat 4
Flat 4 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lewisham, London, London (SE16 2AW). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. At 47 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (47–79 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (81 versus a best of 86). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (June 2020) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since December 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average.
At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£633/sq ft) was about 19.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £320,000 in August 2021. 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
- ParkingYes
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
Flat 4's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Flat 4 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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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.
£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 August 2021Most recent
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 2AW: £337,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in SE16 2AW
Flat 1, 53 Silwood Street, Lewisham, London, SE16 2AW
Sold Apr 2025
£290,000Flat 9, 51 Silwood Street, Lewisham, London, SE16 2AW
Sold Sept 2022
£445,000Flat 4, 51 Silwood Street, Lewisham, London, SE16 2AW
Sold May 2022
£360,000Flat 7, 51 Silwood Street, Lewisham, London, SE16 2AW
Sold Jul 2018
£120,000Flat 12, 51 Silwood Street, Lewisham, London, SE16 2AW
Sold May 2018
£390,000
Everything we know about Flat 4, 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 Silwood Street homes
Price per m² for Flat 4 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,809
Street avg £4,999
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 1.1 t/year
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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
0.3 km
John Silkin Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Rotherhithe Primary School. 87 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB