7 Durban Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5EA

7 Durban Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 5EA). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–123 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 88). The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

It hasn't traded since March 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 51.6% above the 2007 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 74.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused.