55 Chelmsford Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8NN
About 55 Chelmsford Road
55 Chelmsford Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 8NN). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 784 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £956,000 is 29.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£942/sq ft) was about 317.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £738,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- BasementYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
55 Chelmsford Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jul 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
55 Chelmsford Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which would extend 3.40m beyond the rear wall of the existing dwelling, a maximum height of 3.25m and an eaves height of 2.20m.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 203920
- Apr 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Construction of dormer roof extension to main rear roof and extension above part two storey outrigger, together with installation of two rooflights to front roof.
- Council
- WALTHAMSTOW
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 180492
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 55 Chelmsford Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
55 Chelmsford Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2011.
£956,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 9 years.
£738,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
15 February 2021Most recent
£738,000
+195.2%over 9 years29 September 2011
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 8NN: £660,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in E17 8NN
45 Chelmsford Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8NN
Sold Nov 2022
£860,00029 Chelmsford Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8NN
Sold Oct 2022
£660,00041 Chelmsford Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8NN
Sold Apr 2022
£745,00017 Chelmsford Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8NN
Sold Dec 2021
£605,00013 Chelmsford Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8NN
Sold Nov 2021
£650,000
Everything we know about 55 Chelmsford Road, 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 Chelmsford Road homes
Price per m² for 55 Chelmsford Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£10,139
Street avg £5,142
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Grosvenor Park Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Edinburgh Primary School. 61 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB