12 Rouse Gardens, Southwark, London, SE21 8AF
About 12 Rouse Gardens
12 Rouse Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE21 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 152 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 18 EPCs). Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£749/sq ft) was about 74.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,225,000 in August 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2025Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of rear walls, construction of single storey rear extension, front porch, partial conversion of existing garage into a habitable space, infill to the front side of the house with window addition, and elevations alterations.
- Agent
- PML Architecture
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/AP/3572
- Dec 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Holly (x1) - Fell to ground level as too close to the property
- Agent
- Edward Payne and Co Ltd
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/AP/3632
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 12 Rouse Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£1,236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 25 years.
£1,225,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
8 August 2023Most recent
£1,225,000
+400.0%over 24 years18 December 1998
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE21 8AF: £1,100,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SE21 8AF
30 Rouse Gardens, Southwark, London, SE21 8AF
Sold May 2024
£1,200,00018 Rouse Gardens, Southwark, London, SE21 8AF
Sold Mar 2024
£1,100,00025 Rouse Gardens, Southwark, London, SE21 8AF
Sold Dec 2023
£783,00026 Rouse Gardens, Southwark, London, SE21 8AF
Sold Jun 2022
£890,00010 Rouse Gardens, Southwark, London, SE21 8AF
Sold Jun 2021
£1,725,000
Versus other Rouse Gardens homes
On habitable rooms, 12 Rouse Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,059
Street avg £5,292
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
Gipsy Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Dulwich Wood Primary School. 61 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB







