31 Elephant Lane, Southwark, London, SE16 4JD
About 31 Elephant Lane
31 Elephant Lane is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 4JD). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,145,000 is 12.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£659/sq ft) was about 86.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £1,015,000. 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
31 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
31 Elephant Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£1,145,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 22 years.
£1,015,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
1 February 2022Most recent
£1,015,000
+70.6%over 11 years14 January 2011
£595,000
+147.9%over 11 years3 December 1999
£240,000
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
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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
31 Elephant Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,098
Street avg £6,123
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 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