142 High Street, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 0AW

142 High Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Waltham Cross (EN8 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 84 m² this is the 7th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Held since February 2008 — that's 18 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. At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 sits 140.9% above the 2008 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 65.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.