52a, Old Church Road, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8DB
About 52a
52a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E4 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold June 2021 for £268,000. Across the public record there are 4 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. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 58.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
52a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
52a has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
52a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 24 years.
£268,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
1 June 2021Most recent
£268,000
+72.9%over 15 years20 April 2006
£155,000
+98.7%over 6 years3 December 1999
£78,000
+60.8%over 2 years28 April 1997
£48,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in E4 8DB: £272,500 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in E4 8DB
64 Old Church Road, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8DB
Sold May 2021
£272,50060 Old Church Road, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8DB
Sold Mar 2021
£275,00040a, Old Church Road, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8DB
Sold Jan 2018
£200,00040b, Old Church Road, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8DB
Sold Jan 2018
£270,00038 40, Old Church Road, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8DB
Sold Jan 2018
£450,000
Versus other Old Church Road homes
Years Held for 52a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,436
Street avg £3,486
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Alpha Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lime Academy Larkswood. 38 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
53.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB







