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1 Forest Drive East, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JX

3 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
148 m²
1593 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 1 Forest Drive East

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Forest Drive East is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E11 1JX). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in November 2001. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £980,000 sits 335.6% above the 2001 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 55.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking
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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2024from May 2016
EPC improved fromE47toD64
Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Forest Drive East, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A HMO conversion application was refused at 1 Forest Drive East in 2022.

  1. Dec 2022
    HMOFull
    In report

    Change of use of 6-bed dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to use as a small house in multiple occupation (HMO)(Use Class C4) for up to 6 persons.

    Change of Use
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    222893
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2021
    HMOFull
    In report

    "Retention of use as a 7 person, 7-bedroom House of Multiple Occupants (Sui Generis)

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    203463
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 3 things worth checking at 1 Forest Drive East

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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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Forest Drive East's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£980,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2001)

£225,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 November 2001Most recent

    £225,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in E11 1JX: £810,000 (2025–2023).

Before you offer

Everything we know about 1 Forest Drive East, 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
  • A planning decision worth checking
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On the street

Versus other Forest Drive East homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Forest Drive East is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£1,520

Street avg £4,106

Below

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Peterborough Road Leytonstone — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Gwyn Jones Primary School. 60 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around E11 1JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for E11 1JX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for E11 1JX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Forest Drive East, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.