39 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JT
About 39 Forest Road
39 Forest Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E11 1JT). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
A recent sale: £732,000 in March 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 81 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 23 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £846,000 is 15.6% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£840/sq ft) was about 110.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingUnderground
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
39 Forest Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2020OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) - Construction of an outbuilding in rear garden area for use as a home officer/garden store ancillary to main residential use of site.
- Council
- CHINGFORD
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 202161
- Aug 2020ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension,which would extend 6m beyond the original rear wall of the existing dwelling, a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 3m.
- Council
- CHINGFORD
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 202166
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 39 Forest Road
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
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2014.
£846,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 10 years.
£732,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
20 March 2025Most recent
£732,000
+43.5%over 5 years15 September 2019
£510,000
+43.7%over 4 years23 October 2014
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E11 1JT: £590,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in E11 1JT
33 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JT
Sold Feb 2025
£740,0006 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JT
Sold Sept 2024
£770,0004b, Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JT
Sold Feb 2023
£375,00019 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JT
Sold Jul 2022
£590,00025 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JT
Sold Jun 2022
£446,000
Everything we know about 39 Forest Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Forest Road homes
On price per m², 39 Forest Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£9,037
Street avg £6,315
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Clare Road (E11) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Leytonstone School. 60 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
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB