Flat 1, 6 Grotes Buildings, Lewisham, London, SE3 0QG
About Flat 1
Flat 1 is a detached house in Lewisham, London, London (SE3 0QG). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 128 m² it sits well below the postcode median (199 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at Flat 1 is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Mar 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
See the Attached Plan for the Location of the Trees:-ONE Sycamore (T8) Horizontal and Vertical Reduce of the Crown to Create an 4 metre gap between the Crown of the Sycamore and the Building and Remove One Phototropic Branch that Has Developed Apical Dominance and Crown Lift to 4 metre Above Ground LevelTWO Ash (G2) Horizontal and Vertical Reduce of the Crown to Create an 3 metre Gap Between the Crown of the Ash trees and the Building and Remove Dead BranchesTEN Yew Horizontal and Vertical of the Crown to Create an 1 metre Gap Between the Crown of the Yew trees and the Guttering and Crown Lift to 6 metres Above Ground Level
- Agent
- Special Branch Tree Care Ltd
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/13/85687
- Mar 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
See the Attached Plan for the Location of the Trees:-ONE Sycamore (T8) Horizontal and Vertical Reduce of the Crown to Create an 4 metre gap between the Crown of the Sycamore and the Building and Remove One Phototropic Branch that Has Developed Apical Dominance and Crown Lift to 4 metre Above Ground LevelTWO Ash (G2) Horizontal and Vertical Reduce of the Crown to Create an 3 metre Gap Between the Crown of the Ash trees and the Building and Remove Dead BranchesTEN Yew Horizontal and Vertical of the Crown to Create an 1 metre Gap Between the Crown of the Yew trees and the Guttering and Crown Lift to 6 metres Above Ground Level
- Agent
- Special Branch Tree Care Ltd
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/13/085687
What's in Flat 1, 6 Grotes Buildings, Lewisham, London, SE3 0QG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Flat 1 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£945,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE3 0QG: £510,000 (2022–1995).
Everything we know about Flat 1, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Grotes Buildings homes
On epc rating, Flat 1 runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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.
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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