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Buying at SW4 0DP

Before you offer on a home at SW4 0DP: 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 £1.18m. In Clapham Old Town.

1 to check3 clear£1.18m typical on Fitzwilliam 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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Conservation area: ClaphamChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.
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22 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: road 56 dB, aircraft 51 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: A3, 500 m awayAbout 25,155 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.
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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?

£1.18mtypical sale on Fitzwilliam Road, last 10 years

£9,348typical price per m² in Clapham Old Town

£11,610–£11,640per m² for homes at SW4 0DP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £9,348 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £841k. Homes at SW4 0DP have sold 24–25% above it. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Clapham Old Town

Clapham Old Town

−0% 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	1	£640k	£640k – £640k
Semi-detached	2	£5.74m	£2.50m – £5.74m
Terraced	45	£1.07m	£370k – £5.00m
Flat	120	£550k	£149k – £1.94m

Standard sales in Clapham Old Town. 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 Fitzwilliam Road in the last two years

168sales in Clapham Old Town in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at SW4 0DP

Home	Last sold	Floor area
31, Fitzwilliam RoadTerraced	£1,050,000, Nov 2007	54 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 1, 31, Fitzwilliam RoadFlat	£731,251, Oct 2022	63 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 4, 31, Fitzwilliam RoadFlat	£343,500, Jul 2010	58 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 2, 31, Fitzwilliam RoadFlat	£375,000, Sept 2010	50 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat C, 31, Fitzwilliam RoadFlat	£365,000, May 2011	–	Buyer's report →
33, Fitzwilliam RoadTerraced	£885,000, Aug 2012	110 m²	Buyer's report →
3, 33, Fitzwilliam RoadFlat	£315,000, Jun 2001	–	Buyer's report →
35, Fitzwilliam RoadTerraced	£950,000, Jun 2011	28 m²	Buyer's report →
Flat 1, 37, Fitzwilliam RoadFlat	£216,000, Jan 2004	–	Buyer's report →
Flat 3, 37, Fitzwilliam Road

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Buying at SW4 0DP

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £1.18m. In Clapham Old Town.

1 to check3 clear£1.18m typical on Fitzwilliam 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: ClaphamChanges to the outside and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.

Note

22 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: road 56 dB, aircraft 51 dB (Heathrow)24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A3, 500 m awayAbout 25,155 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?

£1.18mtypical sale on Fitzwilliam Road, last 10 years

£9,348typical price per m² in Clapham Old Town

£11,610–£11,640per m² for homes at SW4 0DP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £9,348 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £841k. Homes at SW4 0DP have sold 24–25% above it. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Clapham Old Town, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£431k	£376k	£2,000 a month	5.6%
2 beds	£558k	£462k	£2,400 a month	5.2%
3 beds	£899k	£685k	£3,200 a month	4.3%
4+ beds	£2.08m	£1.53m	£4,000 a month	2.3%
All homes	£670k	£475k	£2,730 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