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1 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Empress Avenue

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

1 Empress Avenue is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E4 8SR). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2014. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £714,000 is 37.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 62% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Aug 2014
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Loft conversion with a rear dormer window with juliette balcony and two velux windows at front.

    Council
    17
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    142140
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What's in 1 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Empress Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£714,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£520,000

Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 November 2016Most recent

    £520,000

    +205.9%over 14 years
  2. 22 May 2002

    £170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in E4 8SR: £562,500 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Empress Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Empress Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,194

Street avg £3,804

On par

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Empress Avenue

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

0.2 km

Walthamstow Stadium — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

South Chingford Foundation School. 46 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 8SR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for E4 8SR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.2dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for E4 8SR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.7dB

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 1 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.