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8 Bowdon Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8JB

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Bowdon Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Bowdon Road is a mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 8JB). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in September 2002. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £663,000 sits 278.9% above the 2002 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 43.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Oct 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Bowdon Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Bowdon Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Oct 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Construction of single storey rear extension.

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    212610
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Bowdon Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£663,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.4% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2002)

£175,000

Growth on file: 18.4% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 September 2002Most recent

    £175,000

    +59.1%over 2 years

  2. 8 December 1999

    £109,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 8JB: £610,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Bowdon Road homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 8 Bowdon Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,035

Street avg £4,504

Strongly below

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Boundary Road, Waltham Forest

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£694k

1 Campus Road, Waltham Forest

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£610k

1 Gresley Close, Waltham Forest

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£604k

1 Herbert Road, Waltham Forest

E17 8DY

£735k

1 Belgrave Road, Waltham Forest

E17 8QD

£741k

1 Acacia Road, Waltham Forest

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2 bed1 bath
£575k

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.
Full London report

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around E17 8JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for E17 8JB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for E17 8JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Bowdon Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8JB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.