20 Sovereign Crescent, Southwark, London, SE16 5XH
About 20 Sovereign Crescent
20 Sovereign Crescent is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 5XH). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 133 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. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension, a basement excavation and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,172,000 is 10.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£740/sq ft) was about 99.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2019 for £1,060,000.
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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
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingallocated
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jun 2022RenovationFullIn report
Change window to door at upper ground rear together with the creation of a raised platform and staircase to provdie direct access to the garden.
- Agent
- Outline
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/AP/1322
- Aug 2021Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion and the installation of 3 roof lights to the front roof slope and 3 roof lights to the rear roof slope.
- Agent
- Outline
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/AP/2150
What's in 20 Sovereign Crescent, Southwark, London, SE16 5XH's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Sovereign Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,172,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 25 years.
£1,060,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
15 October 2019Most recent
£1,060,000
+11.6%over 3 years23 August 2016
£950,000
+400.0%over 21 years27 January 1995
£189,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 5XH: £960,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in SE16 5XH
19 Sovereign Crescent, Southwark, London, SE16 5XH
Sold May 2021
£965,00017 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
£950,0004 Sovereign Crescent, Southwark, London, SE16 5XH
Sold Mar 2016
£950,000
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Versus other Sovereign Crescent homes
On floor area, 20 Sovereign Crescent stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,970
Street avg £7,245
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 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.
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
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB