8 Mcdowall Road, Southwark, London, SE5 9LD
About 8 Mcdowall Road
8 Mcdowall Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE5 9LD). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in April 2006. At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £892,000 sits 150.6% above the 2006 sale of £356,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 23.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
8 Mcdowall 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Mcdowall Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of rear dormer extension to dwellinghouse
- Reference
- 06/AP/1614
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Mcdowall Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£892,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£356,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 April 2006Most recent
£356,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 9LD: £800,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in SE5 9LD
Flat A, 6 Mcdowall Road, Southwark, London, SE5 9LD
Sold Jun 2024
£296,00022 Mcdowall Road, Southwark, London, SE5 9LD
Sold Oct 2019
£907,0003 Mcdowall Road, Southwark, London, SE5 9LD
Sold Sept 2018
£800,0001 Mcdowall Road, Southwark, London, SE5 9LD
Sold Sept 2011
£440,00023 Mcdowall Road, Southwark, London, SE5 9LD
Sold Jan 2009
£345,000
Everything we know about 8 Mcdowall 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 Mcdowall Road homes
Price per m² for 8 Mcdowall Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,389
Street avg £4,459
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
13/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sacred Heart School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Sacred Heart Catholic 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
55.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB