5 Forster Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17 8AU

5 Forster Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waltham Forest, London, London (E17 8AU). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £781,000 sits 160.3% above the 2007 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 15.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 92 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 21 EPCs).