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1 bed flat for sale Townsend Street, Walworth, SE17

Asking price

£325,000

Added on 29/09/2026

Type: Flat
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £613 per sq ft
Tenure: Leasehold; 969 years left(from the agent's description)

Ground rent £1,200 a year Council tax Band B £1,530 a year

* From the agent's description. Check it with them before you rely on it.

Highlights

From the agent's description

Chain free
Balcony
969 years left on the lease

About this property

A bight and spacious one bedroom apartment situated on the fifth floor. The property benefits from large reception room that combines brilliantly with the kitchen and there is direct access onto a private balcony. Furthermore there is good storage, access to a communal roof terrace and it is being sold with no onward chain.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band B £1,530 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,312
Band B

This home: £1,530
Band C

£1,749
Band D

£1,967
Band E

£2,404
Band F

£2,842
Band G

£3,279
Band H

£3,935

This home is in band B, which costs £1,530 a year in Southwark for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Southwark, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

100 comparables · within 0.7 miles

Cheaper than 79% of the 1-bed flats for sale nearby right now.

This home, £325,000 Median £407,500 · £300,000 – £536,000

Per square foot

£613 21% under

1-bed flats nearby £779

Against sold prices

15% under

SE17 sold median £719 / sq ft, 402 sales

Compared with 100 1-bed flats for sale within 0.7 miles, on the market now or already under offer. The range is the middle 80% of their asking prices. Sold prices are HM Land Registry sales in SE17 over the last 24 months, per square foot of EPC floor area. All sold £/sq ft in SE17 →

Location

Townsend Street, Walworth, SE17

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £325,000

£162k £488k

Deposit10% £33,000

£0 £325k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £292,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £65,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
40, Laurel Apartments, Townsend Street Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Oct 2025	861 sq ft £167/sq ft	861 sq ft	£167	£144,000
45, Laurel Apartments, Townsend Street Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Apr 2025	840 sq ft £143/sq ft	840 sq ft	£143	£120,000
38, Laurel Apartments, Townsend Street Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jan 2025	549 sq ft £583/sq ft	549 sq ft	£583	£320,000
39, Laurel Apartments, Townsend Street Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Aug 2024	850 sq ft £202/sq ft	850 sq ft	£202	£171,500
32, Laurel Apartments, Townsend Street Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Feb 2018	850 sq ft £181/sq ft	850 sq ft	£181	£154,000
44, Laurel Apartments, Townsend Street Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Aug 2017	549 sq ft £295/sq ft	549 sq ft	£295	£162,000
43, Laurel Apartments, Townsend Street Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Nov 2016	538 sq ft £234/sq ft	538 sq ft	£234	£126,000
31, Laurel Apartments, Townsend Street Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Oct 2015	840 sq ft £152/sq ft	840 sq ft	£152	£127,750