2 Abercorn Villas, County Grove, Southwark, London, SE5 9LE
About 2 Abercorn Villas
2 Abercorn Villas is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE5 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £1,250,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 184 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 11 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£631/sq ft) was about 15.6% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
2 Abercorn Villas's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2015ExtensionConditionsIn report
Extension: Single storey
Non-material admendment to planning permission 12/AP/3820 dated 8th Febuary 2013 for 'proposed demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey ground floor rear extension and first floor side extension with roof terrace above the proposed single storey rear extension' to add timber doors to the window of the main house leading onto the roof terrace.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 15/AP/3147
- May 2013ExtensionConditionsIn report
Non-material Amendment to planning permission 12-AP-3820 for:Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey ground floor rear extension and first floor side extension with roof terrace above the proposed single storey rear extension; to allow for white aluminium for the patio doors at rear in place of the approved timber doors.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/AP/1093
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 Abercorn Villas has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£1,175,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 26 years.
£1,250,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2025Most recent
£1,250,000
+19.0%over 10 years28 May 2015
£1,050,000
+73.6%over 7 years4 July 2007
£605,000
+165.9%over 8 years11 May 1999
£227,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 9LE: £1,135,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in SE5 9LE
17 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
£1,180,0001 Abercorn Villas, County Grove, Southwark, London, SE5 9LE
Sold Oct 2019
£1,260,00011 County Grove, Southwark, London, SE5 9LE
Sold Aug 2016
£475,000
Everything we know about 2 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
On years held, 2 Abercorn Villas runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,793
Street avg £6,678
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB