16 Desenfans Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7DN
About 16 Desenfans Road
16 Desenfans Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE21 7DN). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,664,000 is 19% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£977/sq ft) was about 72% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £1,398,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-east-facing
Energy performance
16 Desenfans Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 Desenfans Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 16 Desenfans Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7DN
- Mar 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Erection of a rear dormer window extension and the installation of rooflight to side roof slope; providing additional residential accommodation for dwellinghouse.
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/AP/0098
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
16 Desenfans Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£1,664,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 20 years.
£1,398,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2020Most recent
£1,398,000
+200.6%over 16 years31 August 2003
£465,000
+40.5%over 3 years17 December 1999
£331,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE21 7DN: £1,365,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in SE21 7DN
19 Desenfans Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7DN
Sold Mar 2024
£1,450,0007 Desenfans Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7DN
Sold Jul 2023
£1,490,00015 Desenfans Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7DN
Sold Dec 2020
£1,365,00023 Desenfans Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7DN
Sold May 2019
£1,200,0002 Desenfans Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7DN
Sold Aug 2018
£3,000
Versus other Desenfans Road homes
On epc rating, 16 Desenfans Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£10,511
Street avg £7,394
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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 Village — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School. 67 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







