29b, First Avenue, Enfield, EN1 1BN
About 29b
29b is a semi-detached house in Enfield (EN1 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. At 51 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–173 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 37 units on file.
Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 sits 65.7% above the 2007 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 44.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it's 27.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 36 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
29b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
18applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
29b saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 4 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
29 March 2007Most recent
£175,000
+22.4%over 3 years23 October 2003
£143,000
+19.2%over 10 months17 December 2002
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EN1 1BN: £495,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other First Avenue homes
Habitable Rooms for 29b lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,431
Street avg £3,938
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
13/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bush Hill Park Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bush Hill Park Primary School. 53 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB







