390 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5JF
About 390 Forest Road
390 Forest Road is a mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 5JF). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 5 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 55 m² this is the 8th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–159 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 23 units on file.
Sold March 2023 for £440,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2002. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 is 10% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£743/sq ft) was about 100.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
- Aug 2002Loft ConversionFullIn report
Formation of room in roof involving the installation of a rear dormer window.
- Council
- **
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 020283
What's in 390 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5JF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 390 Forest Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 23 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
24 March 2023Most recent
£440,000
+5.3%over 2 years25 June 2020
£418,000
+239.8%over 18 years29 April 2002
£123,000
+57.7%over 2 years20 March 2000
£78,000
+36.8%19 November 1999
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 5JF: £475,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in E17 5JF
384 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5JF
Sold May 2025
£530,000398 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5JF
Sold Sept 2022
£502,000396 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5JF
Sold Oct 2020
£345,000400 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5JF
Sold Jul 2018
£402,500374a, Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 5JF
Sold Nov 2012
£360,000
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Versus other Forest Road homes
Price per m² for 390 Forest Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,000
Street avg £4,568
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 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
12/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lloyd Park / William Morris Gallery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Greenleaf 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
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB