1a, Bowdon Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8JB
About 1a
1a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 8JB). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2015) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 65 m² it's 29.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 34 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£872/sq ft) was about 181.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £610,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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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
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2021OutlineIn report
Lawful development certificate (Proposed) for the construction of a hip to gable roof extension to the main roof and rear dormer roof extension (with french doors and guard rail). Installation of two roof-lights to the front roof slope.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 211604
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1a
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
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Sales history & valuation
1a saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 7 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
27 July 2022Most recent
£610,000
+19.6%over 3 years19 December 2018
£510,000
+37.8%over 3 years16 November 2015
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 8JB: £540,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in E17 8JB
1 Bowdon Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8JB
Sold Mar 2025
£685,000Ground Floor Flat, 11 Bowdon Road, London, E17 8JB
Sold Dec 2024
£441,00024 Bowdon Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8JB
Sold Aug 2023
£489,00022 Bowdon Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8JB
Sold May 2022
£725,00025 Bowdon Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8JB
Sold May 2022
£540,000
Everything we know about 1a, 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

Versus other Bowdon Road homes
On price per m², 1a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£9,385
Street avg £4,221
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 11 years
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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
0.2 km
Manor Road (E10) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Thomas Gamuel Primary School. 67 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
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB