Property searches in Waltham Forest

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

Type any address in Waltham Forest for a free report: flood risk, planning constraints, listed buildings, radon, ground and mining, old landfill, noise, sold prices, council tax band and more, with links and ready-made letters for the searches that are not free.

House prices

The average home in Waltham Forest cost £532,212 in August 2026. Prices have risen 0.7% in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£532,212	+0.7%
Detached	£1,048,493	+1.8%
Semi-detached	£810,106	+2.4%
Terraced	£629,993	+2.3%
Flat or maisonette	£390,968	-1.3%
First-time buyers	£478,143	+0.3%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Waltham Forest pays £2,387 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,591	£159
B	£1,857	£186
C	£2,122	£212
D	£2,387	£239
E	£2,917	£292
F	£3,448	£345
G	£3,978	£398
H	£4,774	£477

Renting

The average private rent is £1,772 a month (+2.4% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 4.0% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£1,407
2	£1,732
3	£2,035
4 or more	£2,579

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Waltham Forest is split into 146 small neighbourhoods. 13% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 2% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 50% of homes are owned, 27% privately rented and 22% socially rented; 11% of people are 65 or over and 41% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

100.0% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 96.6% from all four; 100.0% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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