21 Marlowe Gardens, Greenwich, London, SE9 1AB
About 21 Marlowe Gardens
21 Marlowe Gardens is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Greenwich, London, London (SE9 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 44 m² this is the 5th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.
10 years since the last transfer (March 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2012. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 44 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 36 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 is 18.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 59.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
Sycamore outside block 17-32 - reduce height to 13.5m and reduce lateral spread to 12m (ie: back to previous redution points).
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/2135/TP
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£235,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 18 years.
£198,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
4 March 2016Most recent
£198,000
+47.8%over 2 years13 December 2013
£134,000
+9.4%over 9 years19 March 2004
£122,500
+124.8%over 6 years27 February 1998
£54,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE9 1AB: £280,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in SE9 1AB
23 Marlowe Gardens, Greenwich, London, SE9 1AB
Sold Dec 2024
£252,50035 Marlowe Gardens, Greenwich, London, SE9 1AB
Sold Oct 2024
£300,0007 Marlowe Gardens, Greenwich, London, SE9 1AB
Sold May 2024
£325,00010 Marlowe Gardens, Greenwich, London, SE9 1AB
Sold Mar 2024
£280,00036 Marlowe Gardens, Greenwich, London, SE9 1AB
Sold Mar 2023
£227,500
Versus other Marlowe Gardens homes
On floor area, 21 Marlowe Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,500
Street avg £3,644
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Eltham High Street / Foots Cray Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB








