55 Thurlow Hill, Lambeth, London, SE21 8JW
About 55 Thurlow Hill
55 Thurlow Hill is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lambeth, London, London (SE21 8JW). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,102,000 is 15.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£710/sq ft) was about 127.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £955,080. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 May 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,645 · Includes VAT
Planning history
55 Thurlow Hill has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 55 Thurlow Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,102,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 26 years.
£955,080
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
16 September 2021Most recent
£955,080
+66.1%over 9 years16 August 2012
£575,000
+62.0%over 10 years30 June 2002
£355,000
+269.8%over 6 years30 August 1995
£96,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE21 8JW: £486,233 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SE21 8JW
Flat 3, 1 Thurlow Hill, London, SE21 8JW
Sold May 2025
£512,00033a, Thurlow Hill, Lambeth, London, SE21 8JW
Sold May 2024
£447,00057 Thurlow Hill, Lambeth, London, SE21 8JW
Sold Jul 2023
£486,23331 Thurlow Hill, Lambeth, London, SE21 8JW
Sold Aug 2022
£575,000Flat 1, 1 Thurlow Hill, London, SE21 8JW
Sold Feb 2021
£650,000
Versus other Thurlow Hill homes
55 Thurlow Hill outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
66/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Elmcourt Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Elmgreen School. 62 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB







