8 Bisterne Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3QS
About 8 Bisterne Avenue
8 Bisterne Avenue is a semi-detached house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 3QS). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 41 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 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,192,000 is 10.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£620/sq ft) was about 90.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Bisterne Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Bisterne Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2022Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Construction of dormer roof extension to main rear roof, together with installation of three roof lights to front roof slope.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 220515
- Nov 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Construction of single storey side extension
- Council
- WALTHAMSTOW
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 173584
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Bisterne Avenue
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
Latest sale on 8 Bisterne Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,192,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.5% per year over 17 years.
£1,075,000
Growth on file: 12.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2016Most recent
£1,075,000
+264.4%over 16 years28 August 2000
£295,000
+96.7%over 7 months10 February 2000
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 3QS: £535,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in E17 3QS
14a, Bisterne Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3QS
Sold Jun 2025
£567,00018 Bisterne Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3QS
Sold Dec 2022
£605,00016a, Bisterne Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3QS
Sold Sept 2021
£535,00024a, Bisterne Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3QS
Sold Jan 2016
£550,00016 Bisterne Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3QS
Sold May 2014
£295,000
Everything we know about 8 Bisterne Avenue, 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 Bisterne Avenue homes
8 Bisterne Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 80 (C)
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Avon Road / Bisterne Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Woodside Primary Academy. 61 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
54.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB