5 Grotes Buildings, Lewisham, London, SE3 0QG
About 5 Grotes Buildings
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 performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Grotes Buildings has 6 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2016RenovationHeritageIn 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
- Mar 2016Tree WorksTreesIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Grotes Buildings has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£4,159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 18 years.
£3,350,000
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
23 July 2013Most recent
£3,350,000
+556.9%over 17 years15 December 1995
£510,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in SE3 0QG: £492,000 (2022–1995).
Everything we know about 5 Grotes Buildings, in one report
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Versus other Grotes Buildings homes
EPC Rating for 5 Grotes Buildings lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
421 m²
Street avg 286 m²
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 9.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB