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4 Bywater Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5ND

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Bywater Place

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Bywater Place is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 5ND). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. At 79 m² this is the 10th 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. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (78 versus a worst of 44). The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since April 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 sits 314.2% above the 1999 sale of £112,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 63.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2023. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 79 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 22 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Parkingallocated

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Bywater Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5ND, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jun 2023
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Replacement of communal windows and doors on the block to uPVC. The current frames are timber. Replacement of 8 windows and 9 doors in total.

    New Windows
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    23/AP/1177
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What's in 4 Bywater Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5ND's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Bywater Place's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£466,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1999)

£112,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 April 1999Most recent

    £112,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 5ND: £515,000 (2023–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Bywater Place homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Bywater Place is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,424

Street avg £5,325

Strongly below

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SE16 5ND from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SE16 5ND

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SE16 5ND

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 130 points of interest in total.
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Common questions

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