17 Chaucer Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4BE
About 17 Chaucer Road
17 Chaucer Road is a mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 4BE). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £687,000 is 32.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£624/sq ft) was about 171.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £517,500 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Chaucer Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear infill extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 212177
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 17 Chaucer Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 17 Chaucer Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£687,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 24 years.
£517,500
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
27 May 2021Most recent
£517,500
+590.0%over 23 years31 October 1997
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 4BE: £510,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in E17 4BE
5 Chaucer Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4BE
Sold Oct 2024
£610,00016 Chaucer Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4BE
Sold Nov 2023
£425,00021 Chaucer Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4BE
Sold Jul 2023
£860,00031 Chaucer Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4BE
Sold Jan 2022
£510,00050 Chaucer Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4BE
Sold Jun 2021
£250,000
Everything we know about 17 Chaucer 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 Chaucer Road homes
17 Chaucer Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£6,721
Street avg £4,163
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
12/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Victoria Road (E17) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Frederick Bremer School. 59 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB