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5 Grotes Buildings, Lewisham, London, SE3 0QG

12 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
11
From EPC
Floor area
421 m²
4532 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Grotes Buildings

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

5 Grotes Buildings is an end-of-terrace house in Lewisham, London, London (SE3 0QG). It has a recorded floor area of 421 m² (around 4532 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2013. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 421 m² the property is well over the postcode median (170 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 12 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. 13 years since the last transfer (July 2013). Across 1995–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £4,159,000 is 24.1% above the 2013 sale price.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Grotes Buildings's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2023

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
18.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Grotes Buildings, Lewisham, London, SE3 0QG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Grotes Buildings has 6 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Mar 2016
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Listed Building Consent for the installation of 3 no. cast iron brick vents and 1 no. cast iron louvred vent to side elevation wall of 5 Grotes Building, SE3.

    Agent
    Trineire
    Listed
    Documents
    38 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/16/095151
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2016
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Front Garden: Maple (Acer spp.) Reduce lateral branches towards building by 10%, but no more than 2,5 metres, Crown lift to no more thatn 5 metres, Crown Clean.

    Reference
    DC/14/87853
    View planning record

What's in 5 Grotes Buildings, Lewisham, London, SE3 0QG's planning history?

10 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 5 Grotes Buildings has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£4,159,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£3,350,000

Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 July 2013Most recent

    £3,350,000

    +556.9%over 17 years
  2. 15 December 1995

    £510,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in SE3 0QG: £492,000 (2022–1995).

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On the street

Versus other Grotes Buildings homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5 Grotes Buildings lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

46 (E)

Street avg 61 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

421 m²

Street avg 286 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

18.0 t/year

Street avg 9.7 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

10/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Hare & Billet Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

John Ball Primary School. 63 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 SE3 0QG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SE3 0QG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SE3 0QG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.8dB

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 5 Grotes Buildings, Lewisham, London, SE3 0QG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.