3 Arabin Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 2SD
About 3 Arabin Road
3 Arabin Road is a mid-terrace house in Lewisham, London, London (SE4 2SD). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 38 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, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£754/sq ft) was about 88.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £836,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
3 Arabin Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
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Planning history
3 Arabin Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 3 Arabin Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 2SD
- Apr 2008AmendmentOutcome in report
Certificate of lawful development (existing) in respect of class C3 uses of 3 Arabin Road SE4.
Retrospective- Reference
- DC/08/068394/FT
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£829,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 7 years.
£836,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
13 December 2021Most recent
£836,000
+41.7%over 7 years9 October 2014
£590,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE4 2SD: £565,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SE4 2SD
29 Arabin Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 2SD
Sold Oct 2025
£825,00025 Arabin Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 2SD
Sold Mar 2023
£565,000Lower Floor Flat, 39 Arabin Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 2SD
Sold Sept 2022
£450,00043 Arabin Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 2SD
Sold Aug 2022
£950,000Lower Flat, 41 Arabin Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 2SD
Sold May 2022
£441,500
Versus other Arabin Road homes
On epc rating, 3 Arabin Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,117
Street avg £6,294
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
St Andrew's Church / Wickham Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Beecroft Garden Primary. 71 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







