38 Elephant Lane, Southwark, London, SE16 4JD
About 38 Elephant Lane
38 Elephant Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 4JD). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. 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 (November 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,095/sq ft) was about 214.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £825,000. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Parkingallocated
- BalconyYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2021Loft ConversionFullIn report
Installation of 4no. aluminium frame rooflights, the insertion of a window in gable to loft space and all associated works.
- Agent
- Design Squared Ltd
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/AP/1355
- Dec 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of rear single storey ground floor extension; extension to rear 1st floor balcony; additional boundary screening; and relocation of rear external stairway.
- Agent
- Design Squared Ltd
- Documents
- 33 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/AP/3714
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 38 Elephant Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£797,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 25 years.
£825,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
17 February 2022Most recent
£825,000
+96.4%over 11 years26 March 2010
£420,000
+57.3%over 7 years30 July 2002
£267,000
+178.1%over 5 years31 January 1997
£96,000
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
£1,275,00031 Elephant Lane, Southwark, London, SE16 4JD
Sold Feb 2022
£1,015,000
Everything we know about 38 Elephant Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Elephant Lane homes
38 Elephant Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£11,786
Street avg £5,919
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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