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5 Calais Street, Lambeth, London, SE5 9LP

Notable viewsExtendable2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
195 m²
2099 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Calais Street

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

5 Calais Street is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lambeth, London, London (SE5 9LP). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony, notable views and a basement. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (147 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,534,000 is 18% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£619/sq ft) was about 69.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,300,000 in September 2020.

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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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • BalconyYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Calais Street, Lambeth, London, SE5 9LP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 5 Calais Street was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Feb 2024
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Erection of tree platform in rear garden (Retrospective).

    Agent
    Charles Barclay Architects
    Retrospective
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    23/04137/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2021
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    To remove 1 x Cypress tree to rear of property.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    21/01273/TCA
    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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£1,534,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£1,300,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 September 2020Most recent

    £1,300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 9LP: £1,420,000 (2025–2021).

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  • Larger development activity nearby
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On the street

Versus other Calais Street homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Calais Street is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£6,667

Street avg £7,153

On par

Floor Area

195 m²

Street avg 172 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.4 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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

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 9LP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SE5 9LP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SE5 9LP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Calais Street, Lambeth, London, SE5 9LP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.