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

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 55 Forest Drive East

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

55 Forest Drive East is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E11 1JX). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2012–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £861,000 is 22.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£648/sq ft) was about 131.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 101 m² it's 17.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 32 EPCs). Last sale on file: £705,000 in November 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.

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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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-east-facing
  • GarageDouble, Detached

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 55 Forest Drive East, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2017
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Construction of single storey outbuilding in rear garden

    Council
    CHINGFORD
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    170492
    View planning record
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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2012.

Current estimate

£861,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£705,000

Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 November 2020Most recent

    £705,000

    +113.6%over 7 years
  2. 14 November 2012

    £330,000

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

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
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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.

CO₂ Emissions for 55 Forest Drive East runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,980

Street avg £3,765

Strongly above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 154 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Strongly 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 55 Forest Drive East, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.