2 Heron Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5NZ
About 2 Heron Place
2 Heron Place is a mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 5NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 50 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–144 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £350,000 in July 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£650/sq ft) was about 138% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Heron Place has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 Heron Place has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£372,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 24 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
13 July 2022Most recent
£350,000
+4.5%over 1 year28 June 2021
£335,000
-13.0%over 5 years23 June 2016
£385,000
+83.3%over 9 years12 February 2007
£210,000
+157.7%over 8 years1 October 1998
£81,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 5NZ: £492,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in SE16 5NZ
10 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
£650,0006 Heron Place, Southwark, London, SE16 5NZ
Sold Sept 2012
£357,000
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Versus other Heron Place homes
Price per m² for 2 Heron Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,000
Street avg £4,386
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Pageant Steps — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Redriff Primary, City of London Academy. 99 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB