5 Calais Street, Lambeth, London, SE5 9LP
About 5 Calais Street
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.
Know exactly what you're buying at 5 Calais Street
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
5 Calais Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 5 Calais Street was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Feb 2024OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of tree platform in rear garden (Retrospective).
- Agent
- Charles Barclay Architects
Retrospective- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04137/FUL
- Apr 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
To remove 1 x Cypress tree to rear of property.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01273/TCA
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Calais Street
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 September 2020Most recent
£1,300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE5 9LP: £1,420,000 (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
£1,500,00025a, Calais Street, Lambeth, London, SE5 9LP
Sold Jun 2021
£665,000
Everything we know about 5 Calais Street, 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
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other Calais Street homes
5 Calais Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£6,667
Street avg £7,153
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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.
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
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB