1 Falmer Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3BH
About 1 Falmer Road
1 Falmer Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 3BH). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £985,000 is 11.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£796/sq ft) was about 242.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £882,000 in December 2020.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Falmer Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Sept 2022Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Construction of dormer roof extension to main rear roof (with French doors and safety railings), together with installation of two roof lights to front slope.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 222261
- Oct 2017ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing)- Retention of single storey rear extension.
- Council
- WALTHAMSTOW
Retrospective- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 173421
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Falmer Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£985,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 4 years.
£882,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2020Most recent
£882,000
+16.1%over 3 years3 February 2017
£760,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 3BH: £827,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in E17 3BH
Flat 2, 57 Falmer Road, London, E17 3BH
Sold Mar 2025
£550,0003 Falmer Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3BH
Sold Feb 2025
£930,00055 Falmer Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3BH
Sold Nov 2024
£827,00059 Falmer Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3BH
Sold Mar 2024
£1,025,000Flat A, 5 Falmer Road, London, E17 3BH
Sold Mar 2024
£438,000
Everything we know about 1 Falmer Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Falmer Road homes
1 Falmer Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£8,563
Street avg £5,709
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Hoe Street / The Bell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Emmanuel Community School. 62 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB