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Get started4 Empress Avenue is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E4 8SR). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in May 2019 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £598,000 sits 55.3% above the 2020 sale of £385,000. At 135 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. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £385,000 in August 2020.
4 Empress Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
4 Empress Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£598,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 18 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 18 years.
EPC Rating for 4 Empress Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,852
Street avg £3,859
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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28 August 2020Most recent
£385,000
+134.8%over 18 years21 June 2002
£164,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E4 8SR: £562,500 (2025–2022).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
E4 8PD
Closest school
0.3 km
South Chingford Foundation School. 46 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.7dB
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