1a, Crofton Road, Southwark, London, SE5 8LY
About 1a
1a is a two-bedroom detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE5 8LY). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2022. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,288,000 is 14% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£755/sq ft) was about 217.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £1,130,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2022RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of existing front entrance gate with new galvanised steel gate and alterations to the fenestration to the front and rear of the property, including the installation of new metal clad timber and galvanised steel windows and doors at ground and first floor levels.
New Windows- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/AP/3586
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1a
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 landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 October 2022Most recent
£1,130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 8LY: £662,052 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SE5 8LY
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Sold May 2025
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Sold Mar 2025
£555,00051a, Crofton Road, Southwark, London, SE5 8LY
Sold Mar 2025
£613,00013 Crofton Road, Southwark, London, SE5 8LY
Sold Nov 2024
£1,390,00053 Crofton Road, Southwark, London, SE5 8LY
Sold Oct 2024
£662,052
Everything we know about 1a, 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 Crofton Road homes
On habitable rooms, 1a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,129
Street avg £7,094
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 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
Peckham Road / Southampton Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oliver Goldsmith Primary School. 93 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
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB