7 Sophia Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XL
About 7 Sophia Square
7 Sophia Square is a mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 5XL). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £673,000 is 12% below the 2022 sale of £765,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,077/sq ft) was about 152.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it's 16.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 28 EPCs). Last sale on file: £765,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
7 Sophia Square'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Sophia Square has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 7 Sophia Square was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£673,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 17 years.
£765,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
8 September 2022Most recent
£765,000
+27.5%over 4 years15 April 2018
£600,000
+118.2%over 12 years23 June 2005
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 5XL: £450,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SE16 5XL
4 Sophia Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XL
Sold May 2025
£332,5009 Sophia Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XL
Sold Aug 2024
£465,0001 Sophia Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XL
Sold May 2024
£467,50024 Sophia Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XL
Sold Mar 2022
£450,00011 Sophia Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XL
Sold Jan 2022
£320,000
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Versus other Sophia Square homes
7 Sophia Square outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£11,591
Street avg £5,691
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.0 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
0.0 km
Essex House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School. 106 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB