1 Elephant Lane, Southwark, London, SE16 4JD
About 1 Elephant Lane
1 Elephant Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 4JD). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £916,000 is 27.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£553/sq ft) was about 56% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in February 2018.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Elephant Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Elephant Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£916,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£720,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 February 2018Most recent
£720,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 4JD: £1,147,500 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in SE16 4JD
27 Elephant Lane, Southwark, London, SE16 4JD
Sold Sept 2023
£1,147,50014 Elephant Lane, Southwark, London, SE16 4JD
Sold Jun 2023
£1,465,00024 Elephant Lane, Southwark, London, SE16 4JD
Sold Jun 2022
£610,00052 Elephant Lane, Southwark, London, SE16 4JD
Sold May 2022
£1,275,00038 Elephant Lane, Southwark, London, SE16 4JD
Sold Feb 2022
£825,000
Everything we know about 1 Elephant Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Elephant Lane homes
On epc rating, 1 Elephant Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,950
Street avg £6,173
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.1 km
Rotherhithe Tunnel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Albion Primary School. 103 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
53.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB