56 Malpas Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1BS
About 56 Malpas Road
56 Malpas Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lewisham, London, London (SE4 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,043,000 is 22% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£606/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £855,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 56 Malpas Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1BS
- Jan 2017BasementFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The construction of a single storey extension to the rear of 56 Malpas Road SE4, together with the enlargement of the existing basement area.
Extension- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/16/099052
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,043,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 5 years.
£855,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£855,000
+32.6%over 4 years16 August 2016
£645,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE4 1BS: £850,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SE4 1BS
Flat A, 50 Malpas Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1BS
Sold Oct 2024
£950,00060 Malpas Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1BS
Sold Jul 2023
£850,00046a, Malpas Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1BS
Sold Mar 2023
£650,0008 Malpas Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1BS
Sold Jan 2022
£600,00064 Malpas Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1BS
Sold Aug 2021
£850,000
Versus other Malpas Road homes
56 Malpas Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,527
Street avg £5,463
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Malpas Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Myatt Garden Primary School. 73 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB







