39 Somerset Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8QN
About 39 Somerset Road
39 Somerset Road is a mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 8QN). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since April 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £839,000 sits 325.9% above the 2003 sale of £197,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 32.5% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, a basement excavation and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Sept 2010BasementOutlineIn report
Formation of a cellar under existing dwelling and erection of an outbuilding at rear.
- Council
- WALTHAMSTOW
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 101135
- Sept 2010BasementOutlineIn report
Construction of cellar under existing house & extension. Erection of outbuilding at rear .,
- Council
- WALTHAMSTOW
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 101133
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Sales history & valuation
39 Somerset Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£839,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.2% per year over 3 years.
£197,000
Growth on file: 13.2% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2003Most recent
£197,000
+40.7%over 2 years27 July 2000
£139,995
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
39 Somerset Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,615
Street avg £5,495
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 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







