SE27 vs SW16: house prices per square metre compared
SE27 (West Norwood) has a median of £6,930 per m² against £6,250 in SW16 (Streatham). SE27 is the more expensive of the two: SW16 is 9.8% cheaper per m². The figures come from 176 and 706 matched sales in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.
£560,000, the median sale price in SE27, buys about 81 m² there and about 90 m² in SW16, a difference of 9 m² at each district’s own median. Over the 10 years to Q1 2026, SE27 moved +1.5% a year against SW16 at +0.8% a year, before inflation.
Sales in the last 12 months.
| Measure | SE27High confidence West Norwood, London £6,930median per m² | SW16High confidence Streatham, London £6,250median per m² | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price per m² | £6,930 | £6,250 | −9.8% |
| Median sale price | £560,000 | £465,000 | −17.0% |
| Middle 60% of salesp20 to p80 | £6,020–£8,250 | £5,270–£7,430 | |
| Sales (last 12 months) | 187 | 748 | +561 |
| With a matched floor areaThe denominator behind each median per unit area | 176 | 706 | +530 |
| Mean floor area (matched sales) | 90 m² | 90 m² | −0.4% |
| Annual change over 9.8 years | +1.5% a year | +0.8% a year | −0.7 pts |
| By property typeMedian price per m² for each property type sold in the last 12 months. | |||
| Semi-detached | no sales | £6,080n = 78 | n/a |
| Terraced | £7,120n = 70 | £6,260n = 221 | −12.1% |
| Flat | £6,440n = 80 | £6,330n = 396 | −1.7% |
| Difference: SE27 minus SW16. | |||
| All SE27 sold prices | All SW16 sold prices |
Each trend line is that district’s own quarterly median price per square metre, scaled to its own range: compare directions, not heights. Gaps are quarters with too few matched sales to publish a median.
Frequently asked questions
Why compare SE27 and SW16 on price per square metre rather than price?
A raw sale price mostly reflects how big homes are; price per square metre corrects for size, so SE27 and SW16 can be compared on what a buyer actually gets for the money. Both figures here are medians of sold price divided by EPC floor area, from HM Land Registry sales, computed the same way for both areas.
Why do SE27 and SW16 show different numbers of sales?
The two districts are different sizes and trade at different rates, and each figure is computed over the matched sales its own area produced in its stated window. The matched-sale count is printed beside each median because it is that median's own denominator.
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 · Floor areas from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register · how these figures are made