1 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU
About 1 Forster Road
1 Forster Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 8AU). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £849,000 is 17.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£853/sq ft) was about 230.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £725,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Forster Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the construction of a single storey rear infill extension which would extend 3.40m beyond the rear wall of the existing dwelling, a maximum height of 4.00m and an eaves height of 3.00m.
- Reference
- 251581
- Jun 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which would extend 3.40m beyond the rear wall of the existing dwelling, a maximum height of 4.00m and an eaves height of 3.00m.
- Reference
- 251473
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Forster 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
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£849,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£725,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 October 2022Most recent
£725,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 8AU: £600,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in E17 8AU
26 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU
Sold Oct 2025
£905,00017 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU
Sold Aug 2023
£757,26446 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU
Sold Jul 2021
£535,00028 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU
Sold Jun 2021
£600,00012 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU
Sold Jan 2021
£540,000
Everything we know about 1 Forster 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

Versus other Forster Road homes
On price per m², 1 Forster Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£9,177
Street avg £4,767
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
Barn Croft Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Barn Croft Primary School. 78 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
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB