52 Elephant Lane, Southwark, London, SE16 4JD
About 52 Elephant Lane
52 Elephant Lane is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 4JD). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,097/sq ft) was about 208.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £1,275,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation upgraded
Planning history
52 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£1,165,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 22 years.
£1,275,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
2 May 2022Most recent
£1,275,000
+256.1%over 21 years25 September 2000
£358,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 4JD: £1,015,000 (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
£610,00038 Elephant Lane, Southwark, London, SE16 4JD
Sold Feb 2022
£825,00031 Elephant Lane, Southwark, London, SE16 4JD
Sold Feb 2022
£1,015,000
Everything we know about 52 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
52 Elephant Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£11,806
Street avg £5,918
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 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