21 Somerset Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8QN
About 21 Somerset Road
21 Somerset Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 8QN). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold June 2022 for £920,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 116 m² it's 26.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 27 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,044,000 is 13.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£737/sq ft) was about 232.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Construction of replacement single storey rear extension and single storey side extension.
- Council
- WALTHAMSTOW
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 180001
- Sept 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
PIA larger home extn
- Council
- WALTHAMSTOW
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 162706
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 21 Somerset Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2002 starting point.
£1,044,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 20 years.
£920,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2022Most recent
£920,000
+16.8%over 4 years15 October 2017
£787,500
+186.4%over 6 years10 August 2011
£275,000
+4.2%over 4 years22 July 2007
£264,000
+52.6%over 4 years25 November 2002
£173,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 8QN: £982,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in E17 8QN
53 Somerset Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8QN
Sold Oct 2025
£730,00057 Somerset Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8QN
Sold Sept 2024
£1,150,00055 Somerset Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8QN
Sold Apr 2024
£1,111,00045 Somerset Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8QN
Sold Jan 2023
£807,5009 Somerset Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8QN
Sold Jan 2023
£982,500
Versus other Somerset Road homes
EPC Rating for 21 Somerset Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,931
Street avg £5,179
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.3 km
Grosvenor Park Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Edinburgh Primary School. 58 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
53.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB







