1 Finland Street, Southwark, London, SE16 7TP
About 1 Finland Street
1 Finland Street is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE16 7TP). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 7th smallest of 54 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–164 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 54 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 sits 93.8% above the 2002 sale of £177,500. At 45 m² it's 23.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 53 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- ParkingYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Finland Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Finland Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.9% per year over 3 years.
£177,500
Growth on file: 23.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2002Most recent
£177,500
+101.7%over 3 years22 April 1999
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE16 7TP: £370,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SE16 7TP
8 Finland Street, Southwark, London, SE16 7TP
Sold Oct 2024
£528,0005 Finland Street, Southwark, London, SE16 7TP
Sold Sept 2024
£319,60014 Finland Street, Southwark, London, SE16 7TP
Sold Sept 2024
£307,0007 Finland Street, Southwark, London, SE16 7TP
Sold Dec 2023
£370,00040 Finland Street, Southwark, London, SE16 7TP
Sold Nov 2022
£775,000
Everything we know about 1 Finland Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Finland Street homes
1 Finland Street outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,944
Street avg £5,656
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 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
0.1 km
Onega Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St John's Roman Catholic Primary School. 94 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB