52 Cooks Road, Southwark, London, SE17 3NF
About 52 Cooks Road
52 Cooks Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE17 3NF). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £1,019,000. 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. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£937/sq ft) was about 157.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
52 Cooks Road has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Aug 2017Garage ConversionConditionsIn report
Non-material amendment of planning permission 16/AP/4979 for the construction of a single storey side extension; a single storey rear extension; replacement of existing front porch and conversion of existing garage into additional ancillary living space. The position of the rooflight on the garage conversion would be relocated.
- Agent
- Archmongers LLP
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/AP/1851
- Jul 2017ConditionsIn report
Details of facing materials in part compliance with condition 3 relating to sample panels of all external facing materials to be used (Mill-finished aluminium cladding, sinusoidal profile with a micromatt finish (a sacrificial lacquer coating which takes the sheen off but eventually ends up looking like normal weathered aluminium)) for planning permission 16-AP-4979 Construction of a single storey side extension; a single storey rear extension; replacement of existing front porch and conversion of existing garage into additional ancillary living accommodation.
- Agent
- Archmongers LLP
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/AP/1844
What's in 52 Cooks Road, Southwark, London, SE17 3NF's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 52 Cooks Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,076,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 23 years.
£1,019,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2021Most recent
£1,019,000
+234.1%over 9 years22 September 2011
£305,000
+54.0%over 8 years24 June 2003
£198,000
+98.0%over 5 years28 May 1998
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE17 3NF: £410,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in SE17 3NF
20 Cooks Road, Southwark, London, SE17 3NF
Sold Mar 2025
£410,00042 Cooks Road, Southwark, London, SE17 3NF
Sold Sept 2022
£297,00054 Cooks Road, Southwark, London, SE17 3NF
Sold Aug 2022
£600,00036 Cooks Road, Southwark, London, SE17 3NF
Sold Aug 2014
£235,00056 Cooks Road, Southwark, London, SE17 3NF
Sold Aug 2014
£500,000
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Versus other Cooks Road homes
On epc rating, 52 Cooks Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£10,089
Street avg £6,789
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
Cook's Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes. 98 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB