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Buying at SE15 4RF

Before you offer on a home at SE15 4RF: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £720k. In Peckham Rye.

2 to check3 clear£720k typical on Bellenden Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: rail 77 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Conservation area: Holly GroveChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.
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9 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Busy road: A202, 680 m awayAbout 27,546 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
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Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£720ktypical sale on Bellenden Road, last 10 years

£8,654typical price per m² in Peckham Rye

£6,940–£12,500per m² for homes at SE15 4RF sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £8,654 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £779k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Peckham Rye

Peckham Rye

+22% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	2	£2.10m	£1.18m – £2.10m
Semi-detached	22	£1.09m	£560k – £2.71m
Terraced	87	£1.03m	£415k – £2.68m
Flat	113	£515k	£88k – £1.01m

Standard sales in Peckham Rye. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

17sales on Bellenden Road in the last two years

224sales in Peckham Rye in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at SE15 4RF

Home	Last sold	Floor area
94, Bellenden RoadTerraced	£700,000, Aug 2026	56 m²	Buyer's report →
98, Bellenden RoadTerraced	£950,000, Apr 2024	121 m²	Buyer's report →
100, Bellenden RoadTerraced	£905,000, Dec 2022	93 m²	Buyer's report →
104, Bellenden RoadTerraced	£135,000, Sept 2001	44 m²	Buyer's report →
106a, Bellenden RoadFlat	£165,000, Mar 2006	49 m²	Buyer's report →
106b, Bellenden RoadFlat	£33,000, May 1998	–	Buyer's report →
114, Bellenden RoadTerraced	£929,000, Nov 2020	94 m²	Buyer's report →
116, Bellenden RoadTerraced	£900,000, Sept 2014	105 m²	Buyer's report →
122, Bellenden RoadTerraced	£300,000, Mar 2004	104 m²	Buyer's report →
124, Bellenden RoadTerraced

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Buying at SE15 4RF

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £720k. In Peckham Rye.

2 to check3 clear£720k typical on Bellenden Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: rail 77 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Conservation area: Holly GroveChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.

Note

9 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Busy road: A202, 680 m awayAbout 27,546 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Note

Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£720ktypical sale on Bellenden Road, last 10 years

£8,654typical price per m² in Peckham Rye

£6,940–£12,500per m² for homes at SE15 4RF sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £8,654 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £779k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Peckham Rye, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£394k	£315k	£1,580 a month	4.8%
2 beds	£501k	£434k	£2,000 a month	4.8%
3 beds	£921k	£781k	£2,600 a month	3.4%
4+ beds	£1.24m	£992k	£3,300 a month	3.2%
All homes	£820k	£497k	£2,930 a month	4.3%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare, or the postcode district's own rent (ONS, London). Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places