12 Bywater Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5ND
About 12 Bywater Place
12 Bywater Place is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 5ND). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. At 75 m² this is the 7th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–180 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and roof efficiency went from Poor to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£619/sq ft) was about 77.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 22 EPCs). Last sale on file: £500,000 in December 2022. 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
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
12 Bywater Place has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£525,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 10 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
13 December 2022Most recent
£500,000
+60.0%over 9 years30 May 2013
£312,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 5ND: £515,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in SE16 5ND
32 Bywater Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5ND
Sold Mar 2023
£845,00013 Bywater Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5ND
Sold Oct 2022
£315,00021 Bywater Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5ND
Sold Sept 2022
£875,00010 Bywater Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5ND
Sold Sept 2020
£515,0003 Bywater Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5ND
Sold Apr 2020
£468,500
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Versus other Bywater Place homes
On years held, 12 Bywater Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,667
Street avg £4,743
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 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
Bywater Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Redriff Primary, City of London Academy. 100 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB