17 College Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7BG
About 17 College Road
17 College Road is a seven-bedroom detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE21 7BG). It has a recorded floor area of 329 m² (around 3541 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £4,545,000 is 10.9% below the 2020 sale of £5,100,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,440/sq ft) was about 26.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, partial demolition and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 329 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (390 m² median across 6 EPCs). 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £5,100,000 in January 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
17 College Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
11 applications on record at 17 College Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7BG
- Aug 2016Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T1. 17 College Road - 1 Lime - Crown thin by 20%, shorten 2/3 low lateral branches over garden by 2m. T2. 21 College Road - 1 Lime - Crown thin by 20%
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 16/AP/2890
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsFeb 2025Decision
- OutbuildingNov 2024Decision
+ 8 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£4,545,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£5,100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 2020Most recent
£5,100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE21 7BG: £5,600,000 (2023–2010).
Nearby sales in SE21 7BG
31 College Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7BG
Sold Sept 2023
£7,500,00021 College Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7BG
Sold Aug 2018
£4,950,00033 College Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7BG
Sold May 2017
£5,600,00027 College Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7BG
Sold Sept 2016
£9,650,00019 College Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7BG
Sold Apr 1999
£595,000
Versus other College Road homes
17 College Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£15,502
Street avg £11,847
Floor Area
329 m²
Street avg 421 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 12 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 17.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dulwich Picture Gallery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Dulwich Hamlet Junior School. 64 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







