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8 Medlar Street, Southwark, London, SE5 0JU

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Medlar Street

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

8 Medlar Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE5 0JU). 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 (March 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£688/sq ft) was about 114.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.

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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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Medlar Street, Southwark, London, SE5 0JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a loft conversion application was refused at 8 Medlar Street in 2024.

  1. Dec 2024
    Loft ConversionOutline
    In report

    Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed ) for construction of L-shaped dormer loft conversion and installation of 2no. rooflights to front roof slope.

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    24/AP/3106
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2024
    Loft ConversionOutline
    In report

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Erection of L-shaped dormer loft conversion including roof ridge raise by 150mm and installation of 2no. rooflights to front roofslope.

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    24/AP/2731
    View planning record
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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.

8 Medlar Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£788,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£770,000

Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 May 2017Most recent

    £770,000

    +258.1%over 15 years
  2. 15 February 2002

    £215,000

    +47.8%over 2 years
  3. 22 August 1999

    £145,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 0JU: £685,000 (2025–2012).

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What we flagged

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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On the street

Versus other Medlar Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 8 Medlar Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£7,404

Street avg £5,841

Above

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 4.6 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

Sacred Heart School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Sacred Heart Catholic School. 103 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 0JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SE5 0JU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.9dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for SE5 0JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.4dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Medlar Street, Southwark, London, SE5 0JU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.