Cathay House, Flat 1, Cathay Street, Southwark, London, SE16 4TS
About Cathay House
Cathay House is a two-bedroom detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 4TS). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2017) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).
At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £650,000 is 26.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 39.3% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £515,000. 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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Cathay House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
Cathay House 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£650,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 6 years.
£515,000
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£515,000
+9.6%over 5 years13 October 2015
£470,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 4TS: £499,950 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SE16 4TS
Cathay House, Flat 13, Cathay Street, Southwark, London, SE16 4TS
Sold Aug 2025
£502,5003 Cathay Street, Southwark, London, SE16 4TS
Sold Mar 2023
£1,400,000Cathay House, Flat 15, Cathay Street, Southwark, London, SE16 4TS
Sold Dec 2022
£485,000Cathay House, Flat 6, Cathay Street, Southwark, London, SE16 4TS
Sold Oct 2022
£499,950Cathay House, Flat 20, Cathay Street, Southwark, London, SE16 4TS
Sold Nov 2020
£485,600
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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

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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
0.2 km
Southwark Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Riverside Primary School. 98 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB