5 Birchmere Row, Pond Road, Lewisham, London, SE3 0SS
About 5 Birchmere Row
5 Birchmere Row is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lewisham, London, London (SE3 0SS). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £1,300,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,173/sq ft) was about 135.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2026ConservatoryAmendmentIn report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) submitted under Section (191) of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the construction of a conservatory at the rear of 5 Birchmere Row, SE3.
- Agent
- Detailed Planning Ltd
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/142512
- Sept 2025Garage ConversionFullIn report
Installation of a window in the rear elevation of the garage to facilitate the conversion to habitable floorspace at 5 Birchmere Row, Pond Road, SE3.
- Agent
- Detailed Planning Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/140776
What's in 5 Birchmere Row, Pond Road, Lewisham, London, SE3 0SS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Birchmere Row was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 27 years.
£1,300,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
13 December 2024Most recent
£1,300,000
+441.8%over 27 years7 August 1997
£239,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE3 0SS: £685,000 (2025–2004).
Nearby sales in SE3 0SS
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Versus other Birchmere Row homes
Price per m² for 5 Birchmere Row runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£12,621
Street avg £6,252
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Blackheath Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Brooklands Primary School. 59 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
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB