23 Ada Road, Southwark, London, SE5 7RW
About 23 Ada Road
23 Ada Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE5 7RW). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). On the market in November 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£902/sq ft) was about 249.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
- Aug 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a first floor extension over existing outrigger and minor ground floor extension to create an internal bathroom in line with neighbouring properties
- Reference
- 08/AP/2046
- Sept 2008ExtensionOutlineIn report
Erection of rear extensions at ground and first floor levels. (Certificate of lawfulness)
- Agent
- Paw Paw Design Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/AP/1801
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Sales history & valuation
23 Ada Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£601,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.4% per year over 19 years.
£553,500
Growth on file: 17.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 2015Most recent
£553,500
+130.6%over 6 years26 March 2009
£240,000
+47.2%over 8 months23 July 2008
£163,000
+552.0%over 12 years7 July 1996
£25,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 7RW: £685,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in SE5 7RW
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Ada Road homes
23 Ada Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£9,711
Street avg £4,801
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Sedgmoor Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Brunswick Park Primary School. 107 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB