9 Helena Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XP
About 9 Helena Square
9 Helena Square is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 5XP). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 58 m² this is the 16th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–103 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£745/sq ft) was about 79.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £465,000 in February 2021. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingallocated
- BalconyYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
9 Helena Square ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Helena Square has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 23 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
8 February 2021Most recent
£465,000
+106.7%over 16 years27 April 2004
£225,000
+87.5%over 6 years23 April 1998
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 5XP: £375,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SE16 5XP
26 Helena Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XP
Sold Mar 2024
£375,00018 Helena Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XP
Sold Feb 2024
£325,00022 Helena Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XP
Sold Sept 2022
£325,0001 Helena Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XP
Sold May 2022
£470,00033 Helena Square, Southwark, London, SE16 5XP
Sold May 2022
£475,000
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Versus other Helena Square homes
EPC Rating for 9 Helena Square runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,017
Street avg £6,148
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
0.2 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB