4 Bywater Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5ND
About 4 Bywater Place
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).
Know exactly what you're buying at 4 Bywater Place
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Launch offer · save £5
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Parkingallocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2023RenovationFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
4 Bywater Place's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£112,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 April 1999Most recent
£112,500
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
£845,00012 Bywater Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5ND
Sold Dec 2022
£500,00013 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
£515,000
Everything we know about 4 Bywater Place, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Bywater Place homes
4 Bywater Place is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,424
Street avg £5,325
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Helena Square, Southwark
SE16 5XP
1 Sophia Square, Southwark
SE16 5XL
1 Frederick Square, Southwark
SE16 5XR
1 Elizabeth Square, Southwark
SE16 5XN
1 Edward Square, Southwark
SE16 5EE
1 Admiral Place, Southwark
SE16 5NY
1 Lavender Road, Southwark
SE16 5DZ
1 Russia Dock Road, Southwark
SE16 5NL
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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB