1 Heron Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5NZ
About 1 Heron Place
1 Heron Place is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 5NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1172 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since September 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £726,000 sits 134.2% above the 2005 sale of £310,000. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2023. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
1 Heron Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2023RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of all existing timber framed windows and doors with uPVC triple glazed windows and doors of same size and colour. The doors to Juliet balconies will also be replaced to uPVC along with the external rear doors.
New Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/AP/0528
What's in 1 Heron Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5NZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Heron Place's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£726,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 7 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2005Most recent
£310,000
+85.4%over 6 years26 March 1999
£167,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 5NZ: £480,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in SE16 5NZ
2 Heron Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5NZ
Sold Jul 2022
£350,00010 Heron Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5NZ
Sold Aug 2021
£500,0009 Heron Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5NZ
Sold Jan 2020
£492,00012 Heron Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5NZ
Sold Jan 2019
£480,0005 Heron Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5NZ
Sold Jun 2014
£650,000
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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
Pageant Steps — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Redriff Primary, City of London Academy. 99 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
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB