281a, High Road Leytonstone, Waltham Forest, London, E11 4HH
About 281a
281a is an end-of-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E11 4HH). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67).
At 77 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £459,000 sits 253.1% above the 2021 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 29.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Sold September 2021 for £130,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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Planning history
- Jun 2018TelecomsIn report
An application for prior notification of tele-communication. 1. Replacement of the existing 17.5m high column with a 20m high column. Removal of the existing equipment cabinets and replacement with 3no. equipment cabinets and ancillary works including a meter cabinet; and 2. Installation of an additional 20m high column approximately 24m south west of the column to be replaced, along with the siting of 3no. equipment cabinets and ancillary works including a meter cabinet.
- Council
- LEYTON
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 181478
- Sept 2007Change Of UseFullIn report
1.Change of use from Class A1 retail at side extension to Class A2 Estate Agent., 2. Installation of a new shop front., As shown on plan sheet no.1 received on 18th May 2007 and revised plan sheet no. 3 received on 20th August 2007.
- Council
- LEYTON
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 070386
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
281a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2021).
£459,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 September 2021Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E11 4HH: £390,000 (2021–2007).
Nearby sales in E11 4HH
Rear Of 293, High Road Leytonstone, Waltham Forest, London, E11 4HH
Sold Nov 2021
£590,000247a, High Road Leytonstone, Waltham Forest, London, E11 4HH
Sold Aug 2019
£18,000281b, High Road Leytonstone, Waltham Forest, London, E11 4HH
Sold May 2017
£680,000249a, High Road Leytonstone, Waltham Forest, London, E11 4HH
Sold Nov 2013
£390,000303a, High Road Leytonstone, Waltham Forest, London, E11 4HH
Sold Jun 2007
£195,000
Everything we know about 281a, 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

Versus other High Road Leytonstone homes
On years held, 281a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,688
Street avg £5,184
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
0.0 km
Leytonstone High Road / Thatched House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Jenny Hammond Primary School. 70 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB