5 Elizabeth Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XN
About 5 Elizabeth Square
5 Elizabeth Square is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 5XN). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 31 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,139,000 is 16.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£816/sq ft) was about 125.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £975,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Elizabeth Square has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of a ground floor rear extension.
- Documents
- 34 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/AP/1847
- Jul 2013RenovationFullIn report
Insertion of two rooflights into existing rear roof.
- Agent
- Outline
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/AP/1491
What's in 5 Elizabeth Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Elizabeth Square was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 25 years.
£975,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
14 December 2022Most recent
£975,000
+230.5%over 19 years27 October 2003
£295,000
+90.3%over 5 years4 May 1998
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 5XN: £500,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SE16 5XN
22 Elizabeth Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XN
Sold Nov 2025
£320,00030 Elizabeth Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XN
Sold Aug 2025
£850,00029 Elizabeth Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XN
Sold Mar 2025
£750,00024 Elizabeth Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XN
Sold Aug 2024
£500,00032 Elizabeth Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XN
Sold Sept 2022
£492,500
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Versus other Elizabeth Square homes
5 Elizabeth Square outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,784
Street avg £8,322
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.2 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
0.2 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
54.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB