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Buying at SE5 0NP

Before you offer on a home at SE5 0NP: 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 £588k. In Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street.

1 to check2 clear£588k typical on Grosvenor Terrace

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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Conservation area: Grosvenor ParkChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.
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13 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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Noise above WHO guidelines: rail 56 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A3, 970 m awayAbout 28,713 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.

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?

£588ktypical sale on Grosvenor Terrace, last 10 years

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

£5,820–£9,060per m² for homes at SE5 0NP 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	21	£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

9sales on Grosvenor Terrace in the last two years

93sales 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 SE5 0NP

Home	Last sold	Floor area
23, Grosvenor TerraceSemi-detached	£290,000, Nov 2001	–	Buyer's report →
26, Grosvenor TerraceTerraced	£425,000, Nov 2006	190 m²	Buyer's report →
34, Grosvenor TerraceTerraced	£1,250,000, Jun 2024	138 m²	Buyer's report →
36, Grosvenor TerraceFlat	£67,000, Jan 1996	76 m²	Buyer's report →
36a, Grosvenor TerraceFlat	£155,000, Dec 1999	75 m²	Buyer's report →
40, Grosvenor TerraceTerraced	£176,000, Jan 2003	83 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 1, 40, Grosvenor TerraceFlat	£150,000, Dec 2000	–	Buyer's report →
48, Grosvenor TerraceTerraced	£960,000, Jun 2015	165 m²	Buyer's report →
First And Second Floor Flat At, 62, Grosvenor TerraceFlat	£352,000, Feb 2008	–	Buyer's report →
64, Grosvenor Terrace

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Buying at SE5 0NP

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £588k. In Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street.

1 to check2 clear£588k typical on Grosvenor Terrace

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

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

Note

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

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: rail 56 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A3, 970 m awayAbout 28,713 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.

Is the asking price fair?

£588ktypical sale on Grosvenor Terrace, last 10 years

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

£5,820–£9,060per m² for homes at SE5 0NP 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