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20 Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HS

Flat / maisonetteLeasehold87 m² · EPC
Last sale£138,000Dec 2005 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Lewisham flat prices£284,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Flood planning zoneIn Flood Zone 3 — check defences and insurance
EnergyEPC CMar 2020
123MapN ↑238 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Before you offer

3 things to check

1Flood planning zone: In Flood Zone 3 — check defences and insurance

Flood Zone 3 can affect insurance costs even where flood defences protect the area.

Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.

Environment Agency · Oct 2026

2Leasehold: Lease documents needed

The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.

Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.

HM Land Registry · Dec 2005

3Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (1–3% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Surface water flooding: Low · Rivers and sea flooding: Very low · Outside coal high-risk area · EPC C

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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Price

If it moved with Lewisham flat prices

£284,000

How does the asking price compare?

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This home’s sale history

Dec 2002 £49,500Dec 2005 £138,000Dec 2002Dec 2005£138,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Dec 2005£138,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA
Dec 2002£49,500Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA

Street sales

Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £280,000 · 2 sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
Flat 13, Portland Court Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSDec 2025£235,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
18 Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSAug 2025£325,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
18 Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSSep 2022£325,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
3 Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSMar 2016£500,000TerracedFreehold
16 Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSJul 2014£242,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Flat 13, Portland Court Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSFeb 2014£175,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
21 Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSJan 2014£163,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
18 Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSApr 2012£174,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
18 Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSApr 2007£173,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
16 Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSMar 2007£175,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Flat 13, Portland Court Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSJan 2007£146,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
21 Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSSep 2006£130,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
3 Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSMar 2006£240,000TerracedFreehold
20 Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSDec 2005£138,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
3 Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSMar 2005£170,000TerracedFreehold
20 Whitcher Close, London, SE14 6HSDec 2002£49,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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The land

Flood planning zone: In Flood Zone 3 — check defences and insurance

Flood Zone 3 can affect insurance costs even where flood defences protect the area.

Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.

Environment Agency · Oct 2026

Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (1–3% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Surface water flooding: Low · Rivers and sea flooding: Very low · Outside coal high-risk area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

EPC C

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Mar 2020

Floor area
87 m²
Potential EPC band
C
Age band
England and Wales: 1983-1990
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, insulated (assumed)
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Mar 2020

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

Full fibre in the local authority: 78.3%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 3 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 132

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Lease documents

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Next steps

Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.

Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.

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Questions for the agent

Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer

Ask the surveyor

Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?

  • Radon: Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

Ask the conveyancer

Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?

  • Flood planning zone: Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.
  • Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences

Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

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