16 Gaywood Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4QA
About 16 Gaywood Road
16 Gaywood Road is a semi-detached house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 4QA). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 45% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £851,000 is 25.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£547/sq ft) was about 84.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
16 Gaywood Road has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension.
- Council
- WALTHAMSTOW
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 160531
- Mar 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
PIA larger home extn.
- Council
- WALTHAMSTOW
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 160585
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 16 Gaywood 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
16 Gaywood Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£851,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 45.0% per year over 1 year.
£677,000
Growth on file: 45.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
10 March 2017Most recent
£677,000
+67.2%over 1 year22 October 2015
£405,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 4QA: £680,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in E17 4QA
45 Gaywood Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4QA
Sold Dec 2024
£825,00053 Gaywood Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4QA
Sold Oct 2024
£680,00041 Gaywood Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4QA
Sold Apr 2023
£610,00055 Gaywood Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4QA
Sold Mar 2022
£743,00051 Gaywood Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4QA
Sold Mar 2022
£585,000
Everything we know about 16 Gaywood 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Gaywood Road homes
16 Gaywood Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,887
Street avg £5,334
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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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
Forest Road / The Bell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Greenleaf Primary 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
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB