UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/waltham-forest
Council areaLondon, England
House prices in Waltham Forest
Homes in Waltham Forest sold for a median of £538,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 5,122 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 32 London boroughs with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £525,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 28%, from £420,500 in 2016 to £540,000 in 2025, more than the 20% rise across London as a whole.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 59 | £775,000 | £632,000 to £946,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 490 | £680,000 | £570,000 to £850,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 2,350 | £670,000 | £560,000 to £806,000 | £7,401/m²from 95 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 2,223 | £400,000 | £329,000 to £485,000 | £6,579/m²from 45 sales |
Terraced houses and flats and maisonettes sold in similar numbers in Waltham Forest, at 46% and 43% of sales.
Postcode districts in Waltham Forest
District medians are close together, from £505,000 in E10 (Waltham Forest) to £579,000 in E11 (Waltham Forest).
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- E11Waltham Forest, 1,078 salesMedian price £579,000Price per square metre £7,440Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- E17Waltham Forest, 2,177 salesMedian price £545,000Price per square metre £7,816Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- E4Waltham Forest, 1,191 salesMedian price £540,000Price per square metre £5,919Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- E10Waltham Forest, 847 salesMedian price £505,000Price per square metre £6,786Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in E17 (Walthamstow), up 6%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Forest Road, London (E17)46 sales
- Dukes Road, London (E17)43 sales
- Auckland Road, London (E10)38 sales
- Hainault Road, London (E11)38 sales
- Chingford Road, London (E17)32 sales
- Carr Road, Walthamstow (E17)28 sales
- Larkshall Road, London (E4)28 sales
- High Road Leyton, London (E10)27 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Halstead Road, Wanstead (E11, £915,000), Malvern Road, London (E11, terraced houses, £860,500) and Belgrave Road, Walthamstow (E17, terraced houses, £815,000).
The cheapest were Church Road, Leyton (E10, flats, £167,000), Cambridge Road, London (E11, flats, £205,000) and Green Pond Close, London (E17, flats, £262,000).
Leasehold homes
46% of sales in Waltham Forest were leasehold, against 53% across London as a whole. Most of them are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.
Living in Waltham Forest
Crime
81 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 62 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
95% of homes can get it
Higher than 77 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
23% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 64 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,387 a year in Waltham Forest for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 60 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
London boroughs
Median sale price of the 32 London boroughs with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Waltham Forest and the 14 boroughs nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Barnet£575,000
- Haringey£575,000
- Brent£550,000
- Harrow£550,000
- Kingston upon Thames£550,000
- Lambeth£543,000
- Merton£542,500
- Waltham Forest, this borough£538,500
- Southwark£535,000
- Ealing£530,000
- Bromley£520,000
- Redbridge£507,000
- Hillingdon£505,000
- Tower Hamlets£500,000
- Hounslow£485,000
About these figures
Waltham Forest's figures come from 5,122 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.