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42 Cooks Road, Southwark, London, SE17 3NF

4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
49 m²
527 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 42 Cooks Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

42 Cooks Road is an end-of-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE17 3NF). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 18 units on file.

Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £297,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£563/sq ft) was about 75.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 17 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

42 Cooks Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2014from Apr 2014
Low Energy Lighting
0%50%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Cooks Road, Southwark, London, SE17 3NF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Cooks Road has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

42 Cooks Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.

Current estimate

£302,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£297,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 September 2022Most recent

    £297,000

    -5.7%over 5 years
  2. 10 March 2017

    £315,000

    +31.2%over 1 year
  3. 25 March 2015

    £240,150

    +77.9%over 9 years
  4. 29 August 2005

    £135,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SE17 3NF: £595,000 (2025–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Cooks Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

42 Cooks Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,061

Street avg £4,118

Strongly above

Floor Area

49 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

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

Cook's Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes. 98 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SE17 3NF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SE17 3NF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.6dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for SE17 3NF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 128 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 42 Cooks Road, Southwark, London, SE17 3NF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.