21 Sunset Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 8EA
About 21 Sunset Road
21 Sunset Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lambeth, London, London (SE5 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 134 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£943/sq ft) was about 146.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £1,360,000.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bathrooms2
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 Sunset Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension and alterations to fenestration.
- Agent
- Plan It UK
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01846/FUL
- Jun 2010OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a detached single storey timber outbuilding to the rear garden for use as a garden room ancillary to the dwelling house.
- Agent
- The Garden Office Company
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/01564/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 21 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
Latest sale on 21 Sunset Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 18 years.
£1,360,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
1 August 2024Most recent
£1,360,000
+149.5%over 17 years30 August 2006
£545,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 8EA: £900,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in SE5 8EA
32 Sunset Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 8EA
Sold Oct 2025
£890,00017 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
£1,225,00012 Sunset Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 8EA
Sold Dec 2013
£900,000
Everything we know about 21 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
EPC Rating for 21 Sunset Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£10,149
Street avg £6,003
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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