5 Bonsor Street, Southwark, London, SE5 7TE
About 5 Bonsor Street
5 Bonsor Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE5 7TE). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; 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 B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Held since December 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £701,000 sits 376.9% above the 2000 sale of £147,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 77.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2018Change of UseOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for change of use from use class C3 (dwelling) to use class C4 (small HMO of no more than six people).
- Documents
- 51 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/AP/1447
- Apr 2017Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for: Construction of an L-shaped rear dormer extension with two front rooflights
- Agent
- Urbanist Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 17/AP/0687
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Bonsor Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
5 Bonsor Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£701,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.5% per year over 1 year.
£147,000
Growth on file: 22.5% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
1 December 2000Most recent
£147,000
+22.5%5 October 2000
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 7TE: £460,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SE5 7TE
3 Bonsor Street, Southwark, London, SE5 7TE
Sold Mar 2024
£635,2509 Bonsor Street, Southwark, London, SE5 7TE
Sold Mar 2024
£643,00015 Bonsor Street, Southwark, London, SE5 7TE
Sold Nov 2023
£460,00016 Bonsor Street, Southwark, London, SE5 7TE
Sold Oct 2022
£460,00014 Bonsor Street, Southwark, London, SE5 7TE
Sold May 2022
£430,000
Everything we know about 5 Bonsor Street, in one report
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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Bonsor Street homes
On price per m², 5 Bonsor Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,097
Street avg £5,304
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.1 km
Sedgmoor Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St George's Church of England Primary School. 109 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB