16 Sunset Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 8EA
About 16 Sunset Road
16 Sunset Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lambeth, London, London (SE5 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 145 m² it's 28.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 23 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,223,000 is 44.7% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£541/sq ft) was about 43.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (September 2013).
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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
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
16 Sunset Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Sunset Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2020ConditionsIn report
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans) and 3 (External Work and Finishes) of planning permission ref: 18/05367/FUL (Erection of a ground floor single storey rear extension) ganted 28/02/2019. Variation sought : 1. Amend design of parapet detailing, rooflights & rear doors. 2. To allow use of proposed red/brown facing brick in lieu of brick to match existing host building.
- Agent
- Darren Oldfield Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/04738/VOC
- Feb 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a ground floor single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- Studio 136 Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/05367/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 Sunset Road
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
16 Sunset Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£845,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 September 2013Most recent
£845,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 8EA: £1,130,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in SE5 8EA
32 Sunset Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 8EA
Sold Oct 2025
£890,00021 Sunset Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 8EA
Sold Aug 2024
£1,360,00017 Sunset Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 8EA
Sold Feb 2023
£900,00020 Sunset Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 8EA
Sold Oct 2020
£1,130,00026 Sunset Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 8EA
Sold Feb 2017
£1,225,000
Everything we know about 16 Sunset Road, 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 Sunset Road homes
16 Sunset Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,828
Street avg £6,363
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
0.2 km
Haredale Road / Carnegie Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School. 81 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
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB