31 Penrose Street, Southwark, London, SE17 3DW
About 31 Penrose Street
31 Penrose Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE17 3DW). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft). The latest certificate (October 2016) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in September 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £708,000 sits 419.6% above the 1998 sale of £136,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 55.1% below the postcode norm. 14 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
31 Penrose Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Penrose Street has been through 8 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Feb 2017New BuildConditionsIn report
Details of Condition 8, Code for Sustainable Homes final certification, pursuant to planning permission 14-AP-1726 for: Development of the site as 8 dwellings (comprising 6 three storey brick x 3 bedroom terrace houses and 2 converted three bedroom houses) including alterations and extension of part of the existing mail sorting office.
- Agent
- Studio 2000 Limited
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 16/AP/4746
- Nov 2016ConditionsIn report
Details of Condition 10, cycle storage, pursuant to planning permission 14-AP-1726 for: Development of the site as 8 dwellings (comprising 6 three storey brick x 3 bedroom terrace houses and 2 converted three bedroom houses) including alterations and extension of part of the existing mail sorting office.
- Agent
- Studio 2000 Ltd
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 16/AP/4760
What's in 31 Penrose Street, Southwark, London, SE17 3DW's planning history?
12 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
31 Penrose Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£708,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£136,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 September 1998Most recent
£136,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE17 3DW: £575,000 (2025–2008).
Nearby sales in SE17 3DW
43 Penrose Street, Southwark, London, SE17 3DW
Sold Mar 2025
£720,00035 Penrose Street, Southwark, London, SE17 3DW
Sold Oct 2022
£575,00036 38, Penrose Street, Southwark, London, SE17 3DW
Sold Sept 2017
£7,435,00050b, Penrose Street, Southwark, London, SE17 3DW
Sold Jan 2012
£270,00039 Penrose Street, Southwark, London, SE17 3DW
Sold Jul 2003
£285,000
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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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Versus other Penrose Street homes
31 Penrose Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,239
Street avg £4,507
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Years Held
28 years
Street avg 11 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
19/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Penrose Street / Walworth Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Paul's Church of England Primary School. 98 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB