23 Finsen Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 9AX
About 23 Finsen Road
23 Finsen Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Lambeth, London, London (SE5 9AX). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1516 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in December 2010. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,171,000 sits 67.3% above the 2010 sale of £700,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
23 Finsen 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Apr 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Application for prior approval for the erection of a single storey ground floor part side extension with dimensions of 4.00m (length), 3.48m (total maximum height) and 2.91m (height to the eaves). .
- Agent
- RecOrt Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01114/PDE
- Aug 2006Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Application for a Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed) in respect of conversion of roof space together with three rooflights on the front roofslope, a side dormer and a juliet balcony and window on the rear roofslope.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/02189/LDCP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
23 Finsen Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£1,171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 14 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
14 December 2010Most recent
£700,000
+69.9%over 5 years18 March 2005
£412,000
+190.1%over 8 years21 February 1997
£142,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 9AX: £1,175,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in SE5 9AX
7 Finsen Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 9AX
Sold Oct 2025
£1,201,00032 Finsen Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 9AX
Sold Jan 2021
£1,300,00014 Finsen Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 9AX
Sold Jun 2020
£1,115,00025 Finsen Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 9AX
Sold Apr 2019
£1,175,0008 Finsen Road, Lambeth, London, SE5 9AX
Sold Jun 2018
£992,000
Everything we know about 23 Finsen 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Finsen Road homes
23 Finsen Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,972
Street avg £6,873
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
Deerdale Road / St Saviour's School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School. 91 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB