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8 Bisterne Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3QS

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
161 m²
1733 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Bisterne Avenue

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

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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Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 May 2026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

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Bisterne Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3QS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Bisterne Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Apr 2022
    Loft ConversionOutline
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Construction of single storey side extension

    Council
    WALTHAMSTOW
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    173584
    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.

Latest sale on 8 Bisterne Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,192,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.5% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£1,075,000

Growth on file: 12.5% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 October 2016Most recent

    £1,075,000

    +264.4%over 16 years
  2. 28 August 2000

    £295,000

    +96.7%over 7 months
  3. 10 February 2000

    £150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 3QS: £535,000 (2025–2017).

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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On the street

Versus other Bisterne Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Bisterne Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

46 (E)

Street avg 80 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

161 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.8 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for E17 3QS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Bisterne Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3QS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.