13 Sovereign Crescent, Southwark, London, SE16 5XH
About 13 Sovereign Crescent
13 Sovereign Crescent is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 5XH). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1237 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Good to Very Good. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £935,000 is 43.8% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£525/sq ft) was about 33.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
13 Sovereign Crescent's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 May 2020
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2024ConditionsIn report
Non-material amendment pursuant to 24/AP/0181 [Conversion of lower ground floor garage and ancillaries into habitable space including replacement of existing garage door with sash window and associated infill, replacement of rear steps, new window opening to rear and associated landscaped light well.]. The amendment seeks to omit proposed quarter turn spiral steps to rear garden and replace with masonry steps with integrated external store under; omit proposed new rear window opening and replace with larger glazed bi-fold door opening and associated landscaped light well for access between lower ground floor and garden; addition of white render finish to rear facade at lower ground floor area only around proposed wall opening.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/AP/1561
- Mar 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of lower ground floor garage and ancillaries into habitable space including replacement of existing garage door with sash window and associated infill, replacement of rear steps, new window opening to rear and associated landscaped light well.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/AP/0181
What's in 13 Sovereign Crescent, Southwark, London, SE16 5XH's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£935,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 10 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2010Most recent
£650,000
+83.1%over 9 years4 June 2001
£355,000
+10.9%over 9 months10 September 2000
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 5XH: £965,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in SE16 5XH
19 Sovereign Crescent, Southwark, London, SE16 5XH
Sold May 2021
£965,00020 Sovereign Crescent, Southwark, London, SE16 5XH
Sold Oct 2019
£1,060,00017 Sovereign Crescent, Southwark, London, SE16 5XH
Sold Aug 2019
£990,00014 Sovereign Crescent, Southwark, London, SE16 5XH
Sold Apr 2019
£960,00024 Sovereign Crescent, Southwark, London, SE16 5XH
Sold Jul 2017
£950,000
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Versus other Sovereign Crescent homes
13 Sovereign Crescent outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,656
Street avg £7,423
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
Essex House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School. 104 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
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB