27 Canning Cross, Southwark, London, SE5 8BH
About 27 Canning Cross
27 Canning Cross is a semi-detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE5 8BH). It has a recorded floor area of 251 m² (around 2702 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £1,601,000 is 34.7% below the 2024 sale of £2,450,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£907/sq ft) was about 58.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 251 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2025. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold October 2024 for £2,450,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
27 Canning Cross's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
27 Canning Cross sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- May 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees in a Conservation Area: - T1 (Magnolia Grandiflora): Reduce crown by 1.5 - 2 metres, especially over the roof. - T2 (Bay): Remove secondary stem. - T3 (Pittosporum): Remove one south-facing stem. Trim up to 1 metre from remaining stems. - T4 (Pittosporum): Reduce crown by 1 - 2 metres, shape. - T5 (Rowan): Dead and dying. Fell.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/AP/1166
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 27 Canning Cross
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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 27 Canning Cross was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,601,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£2,450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 October 2024Most recent
£2,450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 8BH: £648,971 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SE5 8BH
5 Canning Cross, Southwark, London, SE5 8BH
Sold Jun 2025
£415,0003a, Canning Cross, Southwark, London, SE5 8BH
Sold Oct 2024
£835,0003b, Canning Cross, Southwark, London, SE5 8BH
Sold Apr 2022
£648,9717 Canning Cross, Southwark, London, SE5 8BH
Sold Mar 2021
£4,7504a, Canning Cross, Southwark, London, SE5 8BH
Sold Dec 2020
£670,000
Everything we know about 27 Canning Cross, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Canning Cross homes
27 Canning Cross outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,761
Street avg £6,282
Floor Area
251 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
13/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Grove Lane / Champion Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lyndhurst Primary School. 90 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
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB