5 Douglas Terrace, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5DD
About 5 Douglas Terrace
5 Douglas Terrace is a mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in November 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £502,000 sits 583% above the 1995 sale of £73,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 79.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2016. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2016Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use or development- loft conversion with rear dormer window and two rooflights at front.
- Council
- WALTHAMSTOW
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 160576
What's in 5 Douglas Terrace, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5DD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Douglas Terrace's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£502,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£73,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 November 1995Most recent
£73,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 5DD: £250,000 (2017–1996).
Nearby sales in E17 5DD
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Versus other Douglas Terrace homes
5 Douglas Terrace outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£808
Street avg £3,496
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.3 km
Walthamstow Academy — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Walthamstow Academy. 54 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB