31 Chaucer Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4BE
About 31 Chaucer Road
31 Chaucer Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 4BE). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £612,000 is 20% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£667/sq ft) was about 190.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £510,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
31 Chaucer Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of a single storey rear wraparound extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 220717
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 31 Chaucer 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
Price for 31 Chaucer Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£612,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 25 years.
£510,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2022Most recent
£510,000
+787.0%over 25 years20 December 1996
£57,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 4BE: £517,500 (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
£860,00050 Chaucer Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4BE
Sold Jun 2021
£250,00017 Chaucer Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4BE
Sold May 2021
£517,500
Everything we know about 31 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
31 Chaucer Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£7,183
Street avg £4,144
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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.
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
57.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB