46 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU
About 46 Forster Road
46 Forster Road is an 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 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 91 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 21 EPCs). Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £739,000 is 38.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£546/sq ft) was about 108% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £535,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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 Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
46 Forster Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
46 Forster Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2004.
£739,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 17 years.
£535,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
7 July 2021Most recent
£535,000
+114.0%over 16 years20 April 2005
£250,000
+56.3%over 1 year21 January 2004
£160,000
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
£725,00028 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 46 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 years held, 46 Forster Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,879
Street avg £4,932
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB