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Buying at SE17 3HT

Before you offer on a home at SE17 3HT: 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.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £425k. In Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street.

1 to check4 clear£425k typical on Olney Road

The checklist

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.
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Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
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3 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: A3, 940 m awayAbout 30,314 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.
Clear
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 51 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
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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?

£425ktypical sale on Olney Road, last 10 years

£6,800typical price per m² in Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street

£5,070–£7,080per m² for homes at SE17 3HT sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £6,800 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £612k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street

Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street

+25% 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
Semi-detached	1	£550k	£550k – £550k
Terraced	20	£871k	£450k – £1.32m
Flat	71	£412k	£125k – £750k

Standard sales in Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street. 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

5sales on Olney Road in the last two years

92sales in Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at SE17 3HT

Home	Last sold	Floor area
105, Olney RoadTerraced	£132,000, Sept 2002	–	Buyer's report →
111, Olney RoadTerraced	£687,500, Sept 2025	102 m²	Buyer's report →
121, Olney RoadTerraced	£537,000, Sept 2017	106 m²	Buyer's report →
123, Olney RoadTerraced	£290,000, Jun 2013	75 m²	Buyer's report →
131, Olney RoadTerraced	£510,000, Mar 2024	88 m²	Buyer's report →
159, Olney RoadFlat	£89,950, Feb 2001	–	Buyer's report →
171, Olney RoadFlat	£370,000, Mar 2026	65 m²	Buyer's report →
181, Olney RoadFlat	£174,000, Nov 2005	–	Buyer's report →
203, Olney RoadFlat	£350,000, Mar 2021	62 m²	Buyer's report →
207, Olney RoadFlat	£192,500, Jun 2013

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Buying at SE17 3HT

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £425k. In Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street.

1 to check4 clear£425k typical on Olney 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.

Note

Radon: up to 1–3% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Note

3 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: A3, 940 m awayAbout 30,314 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

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 51 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

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

Is the asking price fair?

£425ktypical sale on Olney Road, last 10 years

£6,800typical price per m² in Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street

£5,070–£7,080per m² for homes at SE17 3HT sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £6,800 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £612k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£341k	£285k	£1,820 a month	6.4%
2 beds	£411k	£351k	£2,150 a month	6.3%
3 beds	£637k	£451k	£2,650 a month	5.0%
4+ beds	£899k	£756k	£3,130 a month	4.2%
All homes	£446k	£354k	£2,280 a month	6.1%

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