1 Spencer Mews is a mid-terrace house in Lambeth, London, London (SW8 1HF). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 36 m² this is the 5th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–115 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 16 units on file.
At 36 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
1 Spencer Mews has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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1 Spencer Mews has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£324,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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What we flagged
CO₂ Emissions for 1 Spencer Mews lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lansdowne Way — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in SW8 1HF: £420,000 (2025–2022).

Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Closest school
0.1 km
Platanos College. 95 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB