8a, Colmore Road, Enfield, EN3 7AL
About 8a
8a is a detached house in Enfield (EN3 7AL). It has a recorded floor area of 300 m² (around 3229 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2021. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Held since July 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 300 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 6 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. Today's modelled estimate of £1,239,000 sits 121.2% above the 2006 sale of £560,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 53.4% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
8a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A change of use to residential application was refused at 8a in 2023.
- Dec 2023Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from care home (Class C2) to 7 x self contained flats (Class C3), involving alterations to existing building and landscaping.
- Agent
- Sam Planning Services
- Documents
- 40 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/04148/FUL
- Jun 2012FullIn report
Removal of condition 03 of TP/92/0927 restricting the opening hours to enable the reconfiguration of residential accommodation.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P12-00238PLA
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 8a
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£560,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 2006Most recent
£560,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EN3 7AL: £399,995 (2025–2001).
Versus other Colmore Road homes
8a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,867
Street avg £4,070
Floor Area
300 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ponders End High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 46 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB








