241 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 6HD
About 241 Forest Road
241 Forest Road is an end-of-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 6HD). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £666,000 is 18.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£591/sq ft) was about 140.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £560,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 241 Forest Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Oct 2024ConditionsIn report
Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 (Intrusive Site Investigation) attached to planning permission reference 190208, granted 01/02/2021.
- Reference
- 242459
- Jun 2024ConditionsIn report
Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 (Contaminated Land) attached to planning permission reference 190208, granted 01/02/2021.
- Reference
- 241534
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 241 Forest Road
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
Latest sale on 241 Forest Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£666,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 23 years.
£560,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
11 February 2021Most recent
£560,000
+64.7%over 6 years18 August 2014
£340,000
+290.8%over 16 years28 June 1998
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 6HD: £285,250 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in E17 6HD
251 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 6HD
Sold Nov 2024
£525,000227 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 6HD
Sold Sept 2021
£285,250279 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 6HD
Sold Aug 2014
£190,000281a, Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 6HD
Sold Nov 2011
£180,000245 Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 6HD
Sold Sept 2010
£150,000
Everything we know about 241 Forest Road, 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 Road homes
Floor Area for 241 Forest Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,364
Street avg £3,368
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.0 km
Higham Hill Road Walthamstow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Big Creative Academy. 67 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
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB