5 Drakewood Road, Lambeth, London, SW16 5DT

5 Drakewood Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lambeth, London, London (SW16 5DT). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £655,000 sits 172.9% above the 2006 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 39% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.