30 Rouse Gardens, Southwark, London, SE21 8AF
About 30 Rouse Gardens
30 Rouse Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE21 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2023) 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.
At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,372,000 is 14.3% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£563/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,200,000 in May 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
30 Rouse Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2024ExtensionConditionsIn report
Details of condition 3(Arboricultural Method Statement) pursuant to planning permission ref. no. 24/AP/2027: Demolition of the existing ground floor side extension and construction of single storey front, side and rear extensions and front dormer , replacement doors and windows, replacement cladding, new entry wall and fence, new hard surfacing.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/AP/2659
- Aug 2024DemolitionFullIn report
Demolition of the existing ground floor side extension and construction of single storey front, side and rear extensions and front dormer , replacement doors and windows, replacement cladding, new entry wall and fence, new hard surfacing.
Extension- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/AP/2027
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Sales history & valuation
30 Rouse Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,372,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 May 2024Most recent
£1,200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE21 8AF: £1,100,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SE21 8AF
18 Rouse Gardens, Southwark, London, SE21 8AF
Sold Mar 2024
£1,100,00025 Rouse Gardens, Southwark, London, SE21 8AF
Sold Dec 2023
£783,00012 Rouse Gardens, Southwark, London, SE21 8AF
Sold Aug 2023
£1,225,00026 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
Years Held for 30 Rouse Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,061
Street avg £5,425
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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







