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17 Desenfans Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7DN

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 17 Desenfans Road

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

17 Desenfans Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE21 7DN). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

Held since October 1996 — that's 30 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. Today's modelled estimate of £1,195,000 sits 545.9% above the 1996 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 72.7% below the postcode norm. At 111 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 15 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear

Building

  • TenureFreehold
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Desenfans Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7DN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Desenfans Road has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Desenfans Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£1,195,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1996)

£185,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 October 1996Most recent

    £185,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SE21 7DN: £1,398,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Desenfans Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Desenfans Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,667

Street avg £8,026

Strongly below

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Desenfans Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£1.1m

1 Mitchell S Place, Southwark

SE21 7JZ

3 bed
£920k

1 Ryecotes Mead, Southwark

SE21 7EP

3 bed2 bath
£1.6m

1 Pond Cottages, College Road, Southwark

SE21 7LE

3 bed2 bath
£1.7m

1 Pickwick Road, Southwark

SE21 7JN

3 bed2 bath
£658k

1 Constable Walk, College Road, Southwark

SE21 7LX

3 bed2 bath
£1.9m

1 Gilkes Crescent, Southwark

SE21 7BP

4 bed3 bath
£2.0m

1 Allison Grove, Southwark

SE21 7ER

5 bed3 bath
£1.2m

1 Hunts Slip Road, Southwark

SE21 7LJ

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.
Full London report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 SE21 7DN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SE21 7DN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SE21 7DN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Desenfans Road, Southwark, London, SE21 7DN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.