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Silverthorne Loft Apartments, 1, 400 Albany Road, Southwark, London, SE5 0DJ

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Silverthorne Loft Apartments

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Silverthorne Loft Apartments is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE5 0DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 104 m² this is the 34th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in Silverthorne Loft Apartments, where floor areas span 38–140 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 40 units on file.

Held since August 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £524,000 sits 120.4% above the 2003 sale of £237,704. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 33.5% below the postcode norm. At 104 m² it's 20.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 39 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
May 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2019from Jul 2009
EPC improved fromE39toD62
Hot Water
AverageVery Poor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

May 2023from Sept 2019
EPC improved fromD62toE45
Heating System
Storage HeatersRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Hot Water
Very PoorPoor

Hot water efficiency improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Silverthorne Loft Apartments, 1, 400 Albany Road, Southwark, London, SE5 0DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Silverthorne Loft Apartments has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Silverthorne Loft Apartments valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
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On the street

Versus other Albany Road homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Silverthorne Loft Apartments is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,286

Street avg £4,585

Strongly below

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

13/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Albany Road / Camberwell Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes. 101 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SE5 0DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SE5 0DJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.6dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for SE5 0DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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