1 Abercorn Villas, County Grove, Southwark, London, SE5 9LE
About 1 Abercorn Villas
1 Abercorn Villas is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE5 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 133 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (161 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£880/sq ft) was about 65.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £1,260,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Abercorn Villas'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Abercorn Villas has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of ground floor side extension and new glass window box.
- Agent
- Ciarcelluti Mathers Architecture
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 15/AP/4861
- Oct 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of ground floor side extension; new roof terrace on top of existing garage; new roof garden on top of new extension; and new glass window box.
- Agent
- Ciarcelluti Mathers Architecture
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/AP/3519
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Abercorn Villas
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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Abercorn Villas was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 13 years.
£1,260,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
2 October 2019Most recent
£1,260,000
+183.1%over 13 years9 April 2006
£445,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 9LE: £1,135,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in SE5 9LE
2 Abercorn Villas, County Grove, Southwark, London, SE5 9LE
Sold Aug 2025
£1,250,00017 County Grove, Southwark, London, SE5 9LE
Sold Mar 2025
£1,135,00018 County Grove, Southwark, London, SE5 9LE
Sold Nov 2023
£985,00016 County Grove, Southwark, London, SE5 9LE
Sold Jan 2023
£1,180,00011 County Grove, Southwark, London, SE5 9LE
Sold Aug 2016
£475,000
Everything we know about 1 Abercorn Villas, 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 County Grove homes
Price per m² for 1 Abercorn Villas runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£9,474
Street avg £6,142
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
0.1 km
Sacred Heart School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Sacred Heart Catholic School. 101 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB