42 First Avenue, Enfield, EN1 1BN
About 42 First Avenue
42 First Avenue is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Enfield (EN1 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£643/sq ft) was about 190.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £740,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 First Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Reference
- TP/03/1923
- Aug 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Reference
- TP/03/1384
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£787,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£740,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 May 2022Most recent
£740,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EN1 1BN: £495,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other First Avenue homes
42 First Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,916
Street avg £3,874
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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