16 Clifton Place, Southwark, London, SE16 7DB
About 16 Clifton Place
16 Clifton Place is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 28 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–140 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.
At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£930/sq ft) was about 196.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2020 for £280,250.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_street
Energy performance
16 Clifton Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
16 Clifton Place has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a butterfly roof and two skylights.
- Agent
- SIA Design Build
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/AP/1080
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 21 years.
£280,250
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
9 June 2020Most recent
£280,250
+264.0%over 20 years7 December 1999
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 7DB: £455,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SE16 7DB
22 Clifton Place, Southwark, London, SE16 7DB
Sold May 2025
£800,0009 Clifton Place, Southwark, London, SE16 7DB
Sold Mar 2025
£455,0008 Clifton Place, Southwark, London, SE16 7DB
Sold May 2023
£300,00015 Clifton Place, Southwark, London, SE16 7DB
Sold Feb 2020
£268,0006 Clifton Place, Southwark, London, SE16 7DB
Sold Jan 2017
£275,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Clifton Place homes
On price per m², 16 Clifton Place stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£10,009
Street avg £7,595
Floor Area
28 m²
Street avg 36 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
Rotherhithe Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Albion Primary School. 100 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
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB