8 Sovereign Crescent, Southwark, London, SE16 5XH
About 8 Sovereign Crescent
8 Sovereign Crescent is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 5XH). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Other recorded features include a basement.
Held since December 2005 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 119 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. Across 1999–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £914,000 sits 107.7% above the 2005 sale of £440,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 15.6% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- BasementYes
Outside
- ParkingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Sovereign Crescent has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£914,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 7 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2005Most recent
£440,000
+100.0%over 6 years12 January 1999
£220,000
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
Price per m² for 8 Sovereign Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,697
Street avg £7,574
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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