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

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
134 m²
1442 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 37 Empress Avenue

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

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.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • LoftYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
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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.

37 Empress Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 37 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

37 Empress Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Sept 2002
    ExtensionOutline
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2002
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 37 Empress Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£673,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 27 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£652,500

Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 October 2022Most recent

    £652,500

    +383.3%over 21 years
  2. 24 June 2001

    £135,000

    +103.0%over 5 years
  3. 24 September 1995

    £66,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in E4 8SR: £500,000 (2025–2021).

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.

37 Empress Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,869

Street avg £3,775

Above

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 37 Empress Avenue

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

£14.99one-off

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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
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 37 Empress Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E4 8SR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.