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Get started26a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Abbey (EN9 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 51 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 sits 62.4% above the 2013 sale of £124,995. At 51 m² it's 15% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in June 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
26a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
26a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£203,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 7 years.
£124,995
Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 7 years.
26a is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,451
Street avg £3,471
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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14 June 2013Most recent
£124,995
+7.8%over 6 years30 June 2006
£116,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EN9 1BS: £150,000 (2021–2008).
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CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
EN9 1UH
Highbridge Rdbt — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy. 21 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Low
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB
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