11a, Thirlmere Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QW
About 11a
11a is a semi-detached house in Lambeth, London, London (SW16 1QW). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 80 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 65 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 sits 86.7% above the 2021 sale of £300,000. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
11a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 March 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
11a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
12 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 November 2021Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SW16 1QW: £547,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SW16 1QW
Flat 2, 4 Thirlmere Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QW
Sold Nov 2025
£535,000Flat 2, 3 Thirlmere Road, London, SW16 1QW
Sold May 2025
£547,00016 Thirlmere Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QW
Sold Mar 2025
£2,825,000Flat 4, 17 Thirlmere Road, London, SW16 1QW
Sold Mar 2025
£466,50021 Thirlmere Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 1QW
Sold Mar 2024
£1,800,000
Versus other Thirlmere Road homes
On epc rating, 11a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £5,263
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 219 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 11.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
524/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Garrads Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School. 63 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.6dB







