44 Penrose Street, Southwark, London, SE17 3DW
About 44 Penrose Street
44 Penrose Street is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE17 3DW). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,054,000 sits 778.3% above the 1997 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 73.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and HMO conversion, 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2018HMOFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of ground floor extension to the rear of the existing outrigger and at the side infilling part of the existing light tunnell, installation of two rooflight over the infill side extension, one rooflight over the rear outrigger extension and one rooflight over the two-storey outrigger and conversion of the dewllinghouse into House for Multiple Occupancy (HMO) comprising six bedrooms for 9 people.
- Agent
- A Small Studio Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/AP/4290
What's in 44 Penrose Street, Southwark, London, SE17 3DW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
44 Penrose Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£1,054,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£120,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 July 1997Most recent
£120,000
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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Versus other Penrose Street homes
Price per m² for 44 Penrose Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£736
Street avg £4,675
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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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