Sold £7,207/m² · Median sold £579,891 (1,802 sales) · Index +1.3% y/y · Turnover 1.6% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Waltham Forest?
EPC A or B
13%
EPC D or worse
50%
What does Waltham Forest cost?
Waltham Forest: sold price per m² £7,207/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,802 sales). +4.4% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£7,207/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,802 sales
+4.4% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,802 sales.
Sold price
£579,891 12 months to Jun 2026
1,802 sales
+4.5% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,802 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£508,945 12 months to Sep 2026
5,522 listings
-1.5% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 5,522 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £5,567/m² in Sep 2016 to £7,482/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £422,329 in Sep 2016 to £643,723 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £480,000 in Jan 2022 to £520,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £7,085/m² in Aug 2025 to £7,295/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 95% in Jan 2022 to 109% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 103.7 in Jan 2022 to 109.5 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,936 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
9,299 lets
+14.1% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 9,299 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,935/month in Aug 2025 to £2,186/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.8% in Jan 2022 to 5.5% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 87.3 in Jan 2022 to 134.2 in Sep 2026.
How does Waltham Forest vary by home size?
Asking price in Waltham Forest runs from £319,458 for 1 bedroom to £920,554 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Waltham Forest. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£319,458
12 months to Sep 2026
-4.5% on the previous 12 months
1015
2 bedrooms
£456,971
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.1% on the previous 12 months
1963
3 bedrooms
£620,411
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.1% on the previous 12 months
1532
4 bedrooms
£815,450
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.1% on the previous 12 months
700
5+ bedrooms
£920,554
12 months to Sep 2026
—
280
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Waltham Forest?
Waltham Forest: turnover 1.6% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,793 sales). -39.5% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.6% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,793 sales
-39.5% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,793 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
4,419 12 months to Sep 2026
4,419 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,419 listings.
New listings
4,195 12 months to Sep 2026
4,195 listings
+7.5% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,195 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 293 in Aug 2025 to 517 in Sep 2026.New listings: 326 in Jan 2022 to 504 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 51 in Jan 2022 to 123 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,112 in Sep 2026 to 3,373 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 266 days in Jan 2022 to 118 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Waltham Forest?
111 agents listed homes for sale in Waltham Forest; the three largest took 28% of the listings.
Agents active
111
Top three agents’ share
28%
New homes among listings
2.6%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Waltham Forest?
Corporate landlords hold 50% of the 5,039 units in Waltham Forest whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords50% of classified · 2,536 units
Housing associations31% of classified · 1,555 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)17% of classified · 854 units
RMC1.8% of classified · 92 units
Offshore companies0.0% of classified · 2 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Waltham Forest rank?
Waltham Forest ranks 15th of 33 local authorities in London for sold price per m², at £7,207/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in London
Waltham Forest ranks 15th of 33 local authorities in London for sold price per m², at £7,207/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in London, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
City of WestminsterNeighbouring local authority · Asking £14,628/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Waltham Forest
What is the median house price in Waltham Forest?
Homes in Waltham Forest sold for a median £579,891 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,802 sales. Per square metre that is £7,207/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Waltham Forest changed?
+4.4% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Waltham Forest?
Homes to let in Waltham Forest asked a median £1,999/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,936 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Waltham Forest?
5.5% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 9,299 lets. +14.1% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Waltham Forest?
1.6% of the homes in Waltham Forest changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,793 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.