1 Eliot Cottages, Hare & Billet Road, Lewisham, London, SE3 0QJ
About 1 Eliot Cottages
1 Eliot Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lewisham, London, London (SE3 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a basement excavation and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 34.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,671,000 is 17.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£802/sq ft) was about 42% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in January 2016.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
1 Eliot Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2025BasementFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of the existing conservatory and construction of a replacement single storey extension to the basement at the rear, together with all associated works at 1 Eliot Cottages Hare and Billet Road SE3.
- Agent
- Neal Tuson Architects
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/140289
- Jul 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of the existing conservatory and construction of a replacement single storey extension at the rear of 1 Eliot Cottages Hare and Billet Road SE3.
- Agent
- Neal Tuson Architects
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/21/121043
What's in 1 Eliot Cottages, Hare & Billet Road, Lewisham, London, SE3 0QJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Eliot Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£1,671,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 34.6% per year over 18 years.
£1,425,000
Growth on file: 34.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
11 January 2016Most recent
£1,425,000
+61.0%over 9 years23 August 2006
£885,000
+11700.0%over 8 years18 May 1998
£7,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE3 0QJ: £960,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in SE3 0QJ
3 Eliot Cottages, Hare & Billet Road, Lewisham, London, SE3 0QJ
Sold May 2024
£1,745,0002 Eliot Cottages, Hare & Billet Road, Lewisham, London, SE3 0QJ
Sold Jan 2014
£610,0002 Eliot Cottages, First Floor Flat, Hare & Billet Road, London, SE3 0QJ
Sold Dec 2007
£430,0004 Eliot Cottages, Hare & Billet Road, Lewisham, London, SE3 0QJ
Sold Nov 2007
£963,531
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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
0.1 km
Hare & Billet Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath. 65 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB