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52a, Old Church Road, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8DB

4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 52a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

52a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-era1st Floor MaisonetteEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 52a, Old Church Road, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

52a has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

52a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£290,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£268,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 June 2021Most recent

    £268,000

    +72.9%over 15 years
  2. 20 April 2006

    £155,000

    +98.7%over 6 years
  3. 3 December 1999

    £78,000

    +60.8%over 2 years
  4. 28 April 1997

    £48,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in E4 8DB: £272,500 (2021–2018).

On the street

Versus other Old Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 52a lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,436

Street avg £3,486

Above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 52a

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around E4 8DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for E4 8DB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for E4 8DB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 52a, Old Church Road, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8DB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.