1 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR
About 1 Empress Avenue
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
- Aug 2014Loft ConversionFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
1 Empress Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£714,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 14 years.
£520,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2016Most recent
£520,000
+205.9%over 14 years22 May 2002
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E4 8SR: £562,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in E4 8SR
7 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR
Sold Sept 2025
£570,00030 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR
Sold Nov 2024
£562,50037 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR
Sold Oct 2022
£652,50024 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR
Sold Aug 2022
£500,00035 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR
Sold Jan 2022
£476,000
Versus other Empress Avenue homes
1 Empress Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,194
Street avg £3,804
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.7dB







