Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
201b is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lewisham, London, London (SE4 2RS). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 89 m² this is the 18th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 11–138 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 21 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since August 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £452,000 sits 832% above the 1996 sale of £48,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£51/sq ft) was about 67.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 September 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history at 201b is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 201b, Brockley Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 2RS
REAR (no.201A-B): ONE Eucalyptus (T1)(ht.16-18m) FELL. Reason: subsidence at adjacent property no.203 ? see site investigation report and page 5 of arb report. Informative A: the voluntary replacement tree planting in one or both rear gardens is greatly welcomed and appreciated for amenity, suggest low water demand species from NHBC 4.2.4, such as Gleditsia, birch, holly. Informative B: the Eucalyptus is in the rear garden of 201A-B. The consent of the tree owner will be required for any works to which the council consents. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
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201b's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£452,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£48,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
7 August 1996Most recent
£48,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE4 2RS: £180,000 (2025–2002).
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Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Dec 2005
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Sold Mar 2005
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Sold Jun 2002
201b is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£545
Street avg £19,772
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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Crime
146/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Brockley Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
John Stainer Community Primary School. 73 schools nearby.
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