25a, Calais Street, Lambeth, London, SE5 9LP
About 25a
25a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lambeth, London, London (SE5 9LP). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. At 66 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–266 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 27 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (153 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £665,000. Across the public record there are 6 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. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£936/sq ft) was about 72.1% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
25a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 25a has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£677,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 24 years.
£665,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2021Most recent
£665,000
+177.1%over 15 years1 August 2005
£240,000
+26.3%over 3 years3 December 2001
£190,000
+49.6%over 3 years7 May 1998
£127,000
+58.8%over 6 months3 November 1997
£80,000
+6.7%8 May 1997
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 9LP: £1,475,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SE5 9LP
20 Calais Street, Lambeth, London, SE5 9LP
Sold May 2025
£1,420,00018 Calais Street, Lambeth, London, SE5 9LP
Sold Dec 2024
£1,250,00014 Calais Street, Lambeth, London, SE5 9LP
Sold May 2023
£1,475,0001 Calais Street, Lambeth, London, SE5 9LP
Sold Jun 2022
£1,500,00023 Calais Street, Lambeth, London, SE5 9LP
Sold Apr 2021
£1,600,000
Everything we know about 25a, 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 Calais Street homes
On price per m², 25a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£10,076
Street avg £4,234
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Patmos Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Saint Gabriel's College. 103 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB