3 Chamberlain Cottages, Camberwell Grove, Southwark, London, SE5 8JD
About 3 Chamberlain Cottages
3 Chamberlain Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE5 8JD). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 493 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £503,000 sits 78.4% above the 2009 sale of £282,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£573/sq ft) was about 21.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 46 m² it's 26.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
3 Chamberlain Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Chamberlain Cottages has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Construction of part ground floor and part first floor rear extension.
- Agent
- Dparchitect
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/AP/1270
- Apr 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part one/two storey rear extension with new windows and doors inserted to rear and flank return elevations.
- Agent
- Dparchitect
New Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/AP/1743
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3 Chamberlain Cottages
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
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£503,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£282,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2009Most recent
£282,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 8JD: £320,000 (2021–1999).
Everything we know about 3 Chamberlain Cottages, 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 Camberwell Grove homes
EPC Rating for 3 Chamberlain Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.0 km
St Giles Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lyndhurst Primary School. 99 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
55.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.8dB