55 Somerset Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8QN
About 55 Somerset Road
55 Somerset Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 8QN). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,229/sq ft) was about 457.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2024 at £1,111,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Construction of dormer roof extension to main rear roof together with raising of ridge height and installation of three roof-lights to front roof (amended description).
- Council
- WALTHAMSTOW
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 193376
- Jan 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Construction of replacement single storey rear extension together withsingle storey side infill extension.
- Council
- WALTHAMSTOW
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 174057
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Sales history & valuation
55 Somerset Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£1,113,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 28 years.
£1,111,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
25 April 2024Most recent
£1,111,000
+93.2%over 6 years27 June 2017
£575,000
+165.0%over 11 years31 July 2005
£217,000
+21.9%over 2 years16 April 2003
£177,995
+169.7%over 6 years27 May 1996
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 8QN: £965,000 (2025–2022).
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
£1,150,00045 Somerset Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8QN
Sold Jan 2023
£807,5009 Somerset Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8QN
Sold Jan 2023
£982,50025 Somerset Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8QN
Sold Aug 2022
£965,000
Versus other Somerset Road homes
Price per m² for 55 Somerset Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£13,226
Street avg £4,914
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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







