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Buying at SW16 4HF

Before you offer on a home at SW16 4HF: 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 £485k. In Rowan Road.

1 to check4 clear£485k typical on Stanford Way

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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Busy road: B272, 200 m awayAbout 11,065 vehicles a day in 2019 (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 41 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?

£485ktypical sale on Stanford Way, last 10 years

£5,370typical price per m² in Rowan Road

£3,380–£4,660per m² for homes at SW16 4HF sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,370 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £483k. Homes at SW16 4HF have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Rowan Road

Rowan Road

+36% 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	12	£530k	£450k – £665k
Terraced	101	£479k	£282k – £715k
Flat	23	£310k	£168k – £400k

Standard sales in Rowan Road. 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

1sales on Stanford Way in the last two years

136sales in Rowan Road in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at SW16 4HF

Home	Last sold	Floor area
23, Stanford WayTerraced	£164,950, Jun 2000	–	Buyer's report →
25, Stanford WayTerraced	£166,000, Jun 2002	–	Buyer's report →
27, Stanford WayTerraced	£243,000, Apr 2007	110 m²	Buyer's report →
29, Stanford WayTerraced	£68,500, Apr 1996	–	Buyer's report →
31, Stanford WayTerraced	£655,000, Feb 2021	194 m²	Buyer's report →
37, Stanford WaySemi-detached	£10,000, Jul 1996	–	Buyer's report →
41, Stanford WayTerraced	£245,000, Jan 2007	120 m²	Buyer's report →
43, Stanford WayTerraced	£485,000, May 2022	104 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at SW16 4HF

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £485k. In Rowan Road.

1 to check4 clear£485k typical on Stanford Way

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

Busy road: B272, 200 m awayAbout 11,065 vehicles a day in 2019 (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 41 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?

£485ktypical sale on Stanford Way, last 10 years

£5,370typical price per m² in Rowan Road

£3,380–£4,660per m² for homes at SW16 4HF sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,370 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £483k. Homes at SW16 4HF have sold below it. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Rowan Road, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£250k	£242k	£1,500 a month	7.2%
2 beds	£365k	£319k	£1,750 a month	5.8%
3 beds	£487k	£455k	£2,300 a month	5.7%
4+ beds	£565k	£507k	£2,700 a month	5.7%
All homes	£481k	£439k	£1,970 a month	4.9%

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