3 Drakewood Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 5DT
About 3 Drakewood Road
3 Drakewood Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lambeth, London, London (SW16 5DT). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 835 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £597,000 sits 109.5% above the 2010 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 30.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
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Energy performance
3 Drakewood Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Dec 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 December 2019
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
5 applications on record at 3 Drakewood Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 5DT
- Jul 2004Loft ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (proposed) in respect of a loft conversion involving the erection of a rear roof extension, installation of two rooflights to front roofslope and associated alterations.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 04/01237/LDCP
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2014Decision
- ExtensionJul 2014Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
3 Drakewood Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£597,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 6 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
5 September 2010Most recent
£285,000
+26.7%over 6 years26 March 2004
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SW16 5DT: £580,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SW16 5DT
30 Drakewood Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 5DT
Sold Mar 2025
£650,00011 Drakewood Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 5DT
Sold Sept 2024
£535,00026 Drakewood Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 5DT
Sold Apr 2024
£580,00028 Drakewood Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 5DT
Sold Jun 2021
£591,50021 Drakewood Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 5DT
Sold Dec 2015
£457,500
Versus other Drakewood Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 3 Drakewood Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,676
Street avg £6,199
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.2 km
Braeside Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Woodmansterne School. 61 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB






