18a, Downs Road, Enfield, EN1 1PA
About 18a
18a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Enfield (EN1 1PA). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: November 2019 at £290,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£508/sq ft) was about 122.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- LoftYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
18a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
18applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 18a has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 22 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 2019Most recent
£290,000
+114.8%over 10 years30 January 2009
£135,000
-8.2%over 2 years11 April 2006
£147,000
+13.1%over 2 years13 January 2004
£130,000
+49.4%over 3 years10 July 2000
£87,000
+52.6%over 1 year8 April 1999
£57,000
+5.6%over 11 months29 April 1998
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EN1 1PA: £392,000 (2021–2016).
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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
0.1 km
Fotheringham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
George Spicer Primary School. 54 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB







