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Buying at SW11 5LU

Before you offer on a home at SW11 5LU: 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 £840k. In Lavender Hill East.

1 to check3 clear£840k typical on Sabine 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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Conservation area: Shaftesbury Park EstateChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.
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1 listed building 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: aircraft 52 dB (Heathrow)24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A205, 920 m awayAbout 23,041 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
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?

£840ktypical sale on Sabine Road, last 10 years

£9,287typical price per m² in Lavender Hill East

£7,300–£12,020per m² for homes at SW11 5LU sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £9,287 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £836k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Lavender Hill East

Lavender Hill East

+12% 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	3	£975k	£853k – £2.17m
Terraced	86	£875k	£323k – £1.70m
Flat	89	£550k	£150k – £1.27m

Standard sales in Lavender Hill East. 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 Sabine Road in the last two years

178sales in Lavender Hill East in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at SW11 5LU

Home	Last sold	Floor area
80, Sabine RoadTerraced	£767,000, Dec 2017	84 m²	Buyer's report →
82, Sabine RoadTerraced	£249,950, Oct 1999	–	Buyer's report →
86, Sabine RoadTerraced	£776,562, Nov 2013	71 m²	Buyer's report →
109, Sabine RoadTerraced	£482,000, Nov 2010	79 m²	Buyer's report →
110, Sabine RoadTerraced	£820,000, Dec 2016	85 m²	Buyer's report →
113, Sabine RoadTerraced	£930,000, Apr 2020	97 m²	Buyer's report →
119, Sabine RoadTerraced	£495,000, Nov 2009	107 m²	Buyer's report →
121, Sabine RoadTerraced	£800,000, Jun 2018	74 m²	Buyer's report →
129, Sabine RoadSemi-detached	£1,040,000, Aug 2022	94 m²	Buyer's report →
133, Sabine RoadTerraced

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Buying at SW11 5LU

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £840k. In Lavender Hill East.

1 to check3 clear£840k typical on Sabine 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

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

Note

1 listed building 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: aircraft 52 dB (Heathrow)24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A205, 920 m awayAbout 23,041 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?

£840ktypical sale on Sabine Road, last 10 years

£9,287typical price per m² in Lavender Hill East

£7,300–£12,020per m² for homes at SW11 5LU sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £9,287 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £836k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Lavender Hill East, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£387k	£343k	£1,970 a month	6.1%
2 beds	£642k	£502k	£2,500 a month	4.7%
3 beds	£900k	£797k	£3,100 a month	4.1%
4+ beds	£1.13m	£986k	£4,500 a month	4.8%
All homes	£825k	£578k	£2,780 a month	4.0%

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