What type of property is 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ?

18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ is a 4-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ sell for?

18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ last sold for £1,024,500 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ?

The current EPC rating for 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in March 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ?

18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (1,658 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in E17 3BQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ?

18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ has 2 approved extension applications on file including rear extension and single-storey side extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ?

18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ located?

18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ sits in Waltham Forest, London, London. It falls within the E17 postcode district in Greater London Authority.

How safe is the area around 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ?

Police records around 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ show an average of 12 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (452% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ?

The closest primary school to 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ is Emmanuel Community School (90m), one of 44 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Walthamstow School for Girls (160m), with 18 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ?

The closest bus stop to 18 Rectory Road, E17 3BQ is Church Hill Road (E17), 146m away. The nearest rail option is Walthamstow Central Station, 568m away.

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18 Rectory Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3BQ

Extendable2 planning records

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

154 m²

1658 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Rectory Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Rectory Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 3BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,439,000 is 40.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£618/sq ft) was about 92% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £1,024,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff street

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes
Extension potentialPossible

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

18 Rectory Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

8.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Rectory Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

Sept 2021
Loft ConversionFull
In report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of dormer roof extension to main rear roof (with French Doors and safety railings) and extension above two storey outrigger, together with installation of three roof lights to front roof slope and one window to front gable roof to facilitate the conversion from two self contained flats (use class C3) to one five bedroom single dwellinghouse (use class C3).
ExtensionSubdivision
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
212003
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Sept 2021
SubdivisionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Construction of single storey side extension (including lightwell), alterations to fenestration at ground floor side and rear elevations (including oriel window to rear elevation), installation of roof-light to main side roof and safety railings to front elevation at first floor level to facilitate conversion from two self-contained flats (2x2-bed) (use class C3) to one single dwellinghouse (1x3-bed) (use class C3).
Extension
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
212005
View planning record

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£1,439,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,024,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

26 March 2021Most recent
£1,024,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 3BQ: £1,050,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in E17 3BQ

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On the street

Versus other Rectory Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Rectory Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£6,653

Street avg £6,660

On par

Floor Area

154 m²

Street avg 172 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full London report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

12/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Church Hill Road (E17) — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Emmanuel Community School. 62 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around E17 3BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for E17 3BQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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