55 Bemsted Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5JY
About 55 Bemsted Road
55 Bemsted Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 5JY). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. At 53 m² this is the 4th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 27 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2008–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£752/sq ft) was about 272.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2018 for £429,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
55 Bemsted Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2008.
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 10 years.
£429,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
6 September 2018Most recent
£429,000
+72.3%over 4 years19 September 2013
£249,000
+46.5%over 5 years27 March 2008
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 5JY: £530,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in E17 5JY
53 Bemsted Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5JY
Sold Dec 2024
£437,00023 Bemsted Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5JY
Sold Nov 2024
£775,0003 Bemsted Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5JY
Sold Nov 2024
£875,00059 Bemsted Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5JY
Sold Jul 2023
£485,00065 Bemsted Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5JY
Sold Mar 2021
£530,000
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Versus other Bemsted Road homes
Price per m² for 55 Bemsted Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,094
Street avg £3,509
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
0.2 km
Wolsey Avenue Walthamstow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Greenleaf Primary School. 65 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB