37 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR
About 37 Empress Avenue
37 Empress Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E4 8SR). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 87.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £652,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- LoftYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
37 Empress Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
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.
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Planning history
37 Empress Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2002ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension as described in application2002/1160/CLP as shown on drawing numbers SH JH/02/205, SH LH/02/204, SH JH/02/203, SH JH/02/201 received on 2nd August 2002. Erection of a single storey rear extension
- Council
- WALTHAMSTOW
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 021205
- Aug 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension. Single storey rear extension
- Council
- **
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 020502
What's in 37 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
Latest sale on 37 Empress Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£673,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 27 years.
£652,500
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
17 October 2022Most recent
£652,500
+383.3%over 21 years24 June 2001
£135,000
+103.0%over 5 years24 September 1995
£66,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in E4 8SR: £500,000 (2025–2021).
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
£562,50024 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR
Sold Aug 2022
£500,00035 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR
Sold Jan 2022
£476,00017 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR
Sold Jun 2021
£319,328
Versus other Empress Avenue homes
37 Empress Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,869
Street avg £3,775
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 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







