20 Bearstead Rise, Lewisham, London, SE4 1RQ
About 20 Bearstead Rise
20 Bearstead Rise is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lewisham, London, London (SE4 1RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £778,000 is 18.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£728/sq ft) was about 137.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £658,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 20 Bearstead Rise, Lewisham, London, SE4 1RQ
- Dec 2021ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the construction of an extension to the rear elevation, construction of a dormer to the rear roofslope, and installation of two rooflights to the front roofslope of 20 Bearstead Rise, SE4.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/21/124725
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Sales history & valuation
20 Bearstead Rise has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£778,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 22 years.
£658,500
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
17 June 2021Most recent
£658,500
+174.4%over 15 years4 September 2005
£240,000
+160.9%over 6 years30 March 1999
£92,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE4 1RQ: £715,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SE4 1RQ
2 Bearstead Rise, Lewisham, London, SE4 1RQ
Sold Apr 2025
£740,00024 Bearstead Rise, Lewisham, London, SE4 1RQ
Sold Sept 2023
£905,00016 Bearstead Rise, Lewisham, London, SE4 1RQ
Sold May 2023
£641,00012 Bearstead Rise, Lewisham, London, SE4 1RQ
Sold Mar 2023
£650,00029 Bearstead Rise, Lewisham, London, SE4 1RQ
Sold Sept 2022
£715,000
Versus other Bearstead Rise homes
20 Bearstead Rise outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,839
Street avg £5,196
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
Brockley Grove / Horsmonden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Stillness Junior School. 75 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







