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20 Kenbury Street, Lambeth, London, SE5 9BS

4 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
141 m²
1518 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Kenbury Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

20 Kenbury Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lambeth, London, London (SE5 9BS). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £877,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £986,000 is 12.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£578/sq ft) was about 103.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • BalconyYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

20 Kenbury Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Kenbury Street, Lambeth, London, SE5 9BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

  1. May 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a ground floor single storey rear infill extension. Alteration of first floor flank window.

    Agent
    Resi
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    23/00931/FUL
    View planning record
  2. May 2023
    Loft ConversionOutline
    In report

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) with respect to the erection of a rear dormer together with the installation of 2 rooflights to the front roofslope.

    Agent
    Resi
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    23/00884/LDCP
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.

Current estimate

£986,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£877,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 May 2022Most recent

    £877,000

    +6.0%over 4 years
  2. 31 October 2017

    £827,500

    +197.7%over 14 years
  3. 24 September 2003

    £278,000

    +11.2%over 1 year
  4. 16 January 2002

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 9BS: £830,000 (2024–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Kenbury Street homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 20 Kenbury Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,220

Street avg £5,687

On par

Floor Area

141 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

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

Lilford Road (SE5) — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Crawford Primary School. 91 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SE5 9BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SE5 9BS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SE5 9BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Kenbury Street, Lambeth, London, SE5 9BS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.