55 Forest Drive East, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JX
About 55 Forest Drive East
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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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-east-facing
- GarageDouble, Detached
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2017OutbuildingFullIn report
Construction of single storey outbuilding in rear garden
- Council
- CHINGFORD
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 170492
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 55 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
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2012.
£861,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 8 years.
£705,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
13 November 2020Most recent
£705,000
+113.6%over 7 years14 November 2012
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E11 1JX: £810,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in E11 1JX
63 Forest Drive East, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JX
Sold Aug 2025
£1,044,00013 Forest Drive East, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JX
Sold Nov 2024
£1,540,50057 Forest Drive East, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JX
Sold Sept 2024
£810,0003 Forest Drive East, Waltham Forest, London, E11 1JX
Sold Mar 2024
£450,00035d, Forest Drive East, London, E11 1JX
Sold Mar 2023
£212,500
Everything we know about 55 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

Versus other Forest Drive East homes
CO₂ Emissions for 55 Forest Drive East runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,980
Street avg £3,765
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB