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Buying on Linwood Close

Before you offer on a home on Linwood Close: 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 street.

1 thing to raise before an offer (checked at SE5 8UT), and a street where the typical sale was £413k. In Camberwell South.

1 to check3 clear£413k typical on Linwood Close

Postcodes on Linwood Close

Checks tied to a spot (flood, radon, ground, noise, distances) are measured at SE5 8UT, where most of the street's homes are. A long street can differ from end to end: open a postcode for its own buying page.

SE5 8UT · 39 homes SE5 8UY · 32 homes SE5 8UX · 29 homes SE5 8UU · 22 homes

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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Busy road: A202, 910 m awayAbout 27,546 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 43 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

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?

£413ktypical sale on Linwood Close, last 10 years

£8,464typical price per m² in Camberwell South

£5,050–£8,870per m² for homes on Linwood Close sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £8,464 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £762k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Camberwell South

Camberwell South

+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
Detached	11	£1.95m	£690k – £2.67m
Semi-detached	10	£2.01m	£585k – £3.25m
Terraced	54	£1.02m	£325k – £3.35m
Flat	138	£500k	£180k – £2.15m

Standard sales in Camberwell South. 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

11sales on Linwood Close in the last two years

213sales in Camberwell South in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes on Linwood Close

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Linwood CloseFlat	£52,000, Jan 1998	51 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Linwood CloseFlat	£199,950, Feb 2015	29 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Linwood CloseFlat	£111,000, Sept 2001	46 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Linwood CloseFlat	£345,000, Nov 2023	55 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Linwood CloseFlat	£428,000, Mar 2025	62 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Linwood CloseFlat	£272,500, Jul 2015	54 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Linwood CloseFlat	£55,000, Jun 1997	56 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Linwood CloseFlat	£167,000, Jul 2005	64 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Linwood CloseFlat	£134,995, Dec 2002	50 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Linwood CloseFlat	£250,000, Jul 2024

More for buying: Where can I afford? · How much to offer · Buying checklist · Check your documents

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Looking along the street…

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£386k	£347k	£1,700 a month	5.3%
2 beds	£531k	£442k	£2,000 a month	4.5%
3 beds	£897k	£731k	£2,600 a month	3.5%
4+ beds	£1.32m	£1.11m	£3,660 a month	3.3%
All homes	£747k	£485k	£2,820 a month	4.5%

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£386k	£347k	£1,700 a month	5.3%
2 beds	£531k	£442k	£2,000 a month	4.5%
3 beds	£897k	£731k	£2,600 a month	3.5%
4+ beds	£1.32m	£1.11m	£3,660 a month	3.3%
All homes	£747k	£485k	£2,820 a month	4.5%

Buying on Linwood Close

Postcodes on Linwood Close

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

Prices in Camberwell South

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes on Linwood Close

Go deeper

Buying on Linwood Close

Postcodes on Linwood Close

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

What homes cost and rent in Camberwell South, by size

Prices in Camberwell South

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes on Linwood Close

Go deeper

What homes cost and rent in Camberwell South, by size