8 Spencer Mews is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lambeth, London, London (SW8 1HF). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. At 44 m² this is the 7th 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.
Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 is 20.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£676/sq ft) was about 15.3% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £320,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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8 Spencer Mews has no planning applications on record.
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£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
Price per m² for 8 Spencer Mews lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,273
Street avg £8,792
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
29 April 2022Most recent
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SW8 1HF: £420,000 (2025–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
SW8 1FY
Closest school
0.1 km
Platanos College. 95 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB