108 Forest Road, Hackney, London, E8 3BH
About 108 Forest Road
108 Forest Road is a semi-detached house in Hackney, London, London (E8 3BH). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2022) 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 April 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). At 69 m² this is the 11th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–224 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 35 units on file.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £614,000 is 32.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£623/sq ft) was about 26.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £463,000. 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
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
108 Forest Road sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Nov 2019FullIn report
Erection of trellis (0.33m high) above existing side boundary wall facing Lansdowne Drive; erection of boundary fence (1.8m high) on the non-road side boundary; replacement of existing gate and rear garden shed; landscaping of rear garden.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/0183
- Jul 2018RenovationFullIn report
Erection of garden gate in existing opening in side wall.
- Reference
- 2018/2547
What's in 108 Forest Road, Hackney, London, E8 3BH's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£614,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£463,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 October 2022Most recent
£463,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E8 3BH: £825,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in E8 3BH
105a, Forest Road, Hackney, London, E8 3BH
Sold Mar 2025
£825,000116 Forest Road, Hackney, London, E8 3BH
Sold Jan 2024
£1,900,00097b 97c, Forest Road, Hackney, London, E8 3BH
Sold Dec 2023
£1,800,000107a, Forest Road, Hackney, London, E8 3BH
Sold Nov 2023
£579,000106a, Forest Road, Hackney, London, E8 3BH
Sold Aug 2023
£820,000
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Versus other Forest Road homes
On years held, 108 Forest Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,710
Street avg £6,852
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Greenwood Road /Morland Est — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Gayhurst Community School. 104 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
55.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB