Overview
1st Choice Estates Ltd is a letting agent based at 98 Coldharbour Lane, SE5 9PU. It is an independent, single-office business on our register. Companies House number 05188674. It has been trading since 2004-07-23. It belongs to the Property Redress Scheme redress scheme. On the Find a Local Agent score it ranks 5th of 19 letting agent offices in Lambeth (2026-10-19).
Today it has 3 homes for sale at a median asking price of £595,000. The largest share of its stock is flat property.
Homes in the SE5 postcode district sold for a median £477,750 across 326 sales in the last 12 months. Across Lambeth the average price is £536,623 (July 2026), -4.1% over ten years and 7.4× its January 1995 level. Since 1995 the median sold price in SE5 has moved from £59,250 to £499,975 across 16,296 recorded sales. 19 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in SE5.
Market position and ranking
5/19 in Lambeth on the Agent Score (78/100, provisional: 25% data) · 1 of 3 in SE5 · 5 of 19 in Lambeth · 226 of 1,041 in London
No league history on record yet
This branch does not appear in the register’s historical town league tables. Its position will build up from our own daily reading of agents’ websites.
Stock on the market
The homes 1st Choice Estates Ltd is advertising, by price, bedrooms, property type, time on the market and postcode. Source: Homes for sale on 1stchoiceestates.com, 19 October 2026.
| Homes for sale | 3 | Listed in the last 14 days | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average asking price | £1,325,000 | Median asking price | £595,000 |
| Average time on market | — | Median time on market | — |
| Sold subject to contract or under offer | 33% | Homes to let | 5 |
Homes for sale by price
Number of homes in each asking-price band
By property type
Share of homes for sale
| Homes | Average | Median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 3 | £1.32m | £595k |
Time on the market
How long its current homes for sale have been listed
Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
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Online presence
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The local market
Average prices across Lambeth since January 1995, and what has sold in SE5 in the last year. Lambeth averages £536,623 in July 2026, -3.9% over five years and -4.1% over ten.
Average house price, Lambeth
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Lambeth
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sold prices in SE5 since 1995
Median price each year by property type, HM Land Registry
Homes sold each year in SE5
16,296 completed sales since 1995
Sales per month in SE5
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in SE5
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, SE5 | £477,750 | Sales, last 12 months | 326 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,950,000 | Semi-detached | £1,325,000 |
| Terraced | £905,000 | Flat | £430,000 |
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| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| Kinleigh Folkard and Hayward | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 31recorded 2025 |
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| Hunters | Estate and letting agentThe Property Franchise Group | 19recorded 2025 |
| No Flies | Estate agentIndependent | 15today |
| Munday's Estate Agents Ltd. | Letting agentIndependent | 3recorded 2025 |
| Urban Village | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 1today |
| Next Door Properties | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| BosStock Lettings & Maintenance Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Christina King Properties | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Dd property solutions | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Eaton Green Estate Agents | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Harvard and Taylor Ltd. | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Hunters – Camberwell | Estate and letting agentThe Property Franchise Group | — |
| Morgan Berry | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| PXR PROPERTIES LTD | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Queensbray Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| ROATHAN SERVICES LTD | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| iLiving Capital 333 Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
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Company history
- Emedo, David Omorghene appointed director
- Emedo, Evelyn Clare appointed director
- Incorporated as 1St Choice Estates Ltd (Companies House 05188674)
- Williams, Anyote appointed secretary
- Williams, Anyote resigned
- Emedo, Marylyn Jane appointed secretary
- Emedo, Evelyn Clare resigned
- Emedo, Darren appointed director
- Emedo, Marylyn Jane resigned
- Emedo, Darren resigned
- Emedo, Mcdavid appointed director
- Emedo, David Omorghene resigned
Officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emedo, Mcdavid | director | 2025-01-30 | |
| Emedo, David Omorghene | director | 2004-07-23 | 2026-02-20 |
| Emedo, Evelyn Clare | director | 2004-07-23 | 2007-11-15 |
| Williams, Anyote | secretary | 2004-07-23 | 2004-08-02 |
| Emedo, Marylyn Jane | secretary | 2004-09-30 | 2012-12-18 |
| Emedo, Darren | director | 2011-05-28 | 2017-08-28 |
Source: Companies House, company 05188674; Find a Local Agent historical market records.
Questions and answers
How many homes does 1st Choice Estates Ltd have for sale?
3 (Homes for sale on 1stchoiceestates.com, 19 October 2026).
How long has 1st Choice Estates Ltd been trading?
Since 2004-07-23, about 22 years.
Which redress scheme is 1st Choice Estates Ltd a member of?
The Property Redress Scheme.
What do homes sell for near 1st Choice Estates Ltd?
A median £477,750 in SE5 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 326 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| The agent's own website, read daily by our crawler | 3 homes for sale, 5 to let, checked 19 October 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, full history (OGL) | SE5, 1995 to 2026, 16,296 sales |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Lambeth, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | SE5, last 12 months |
| Companies House (free company data product) | 05188674, Active |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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