23 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU
About 23 Forster Road
23 Forster Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 8AU). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 91 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £690,000 sits 86.5% above the 2014 sale of £370,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 46.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in April 2014.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
Energy performance
23 Forster Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Removal of the existing domestic garage and construction of a single storey outbuilding with two raised roof-lights. Works include bricking up of the existing garage shutters and installation of a replacement entrance door fronting Essex Road (AMENDED DESCRIPTION).
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 231371
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 23 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
23 Forster Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£690,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 April 2014Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E17 8AU: £725,000 (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
£757,2641 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU
Sold Oct 2022
£725,00046 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU
Sold Jul 2021
£535,00028 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU
Sold Jun 2021
£600,000
Everything we know about 23 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
CO₂ Emissions for 23 Forster Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,066
Street avg £5,023
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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