Buying a home in E11, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£791kmost £683k–£909k
Houses per m²£8,068flats £6,666
Sold last year3342,334 in five years
Prices in Waltham Forest+2.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in E11 sold for £790,963 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £683,327 and £909,490, for about 94 m² of space. That is 6% less than the same home across London (£840,000).

334 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £292k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in E11 1 (£7,548) and the most in E11 2 (£8,856).

Across Waltham Forest, prices are up 2.8% on a year ago and up 11.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,023 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £3,607 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £158,000 for that mortgage: what £160,000 buys.

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House prices in E11 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£495,293£348k–£613k50 m²12
2£639,080£548k–£739k71 m²260
3£790,963£683k–£909k94 m²643
4£971,546£807k–£1.18m126 m²247
5+£1,174,549£970k–£1.41m158 m²220

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£495k£639k£791k£972k£1.17m
Detached——£1.16m£1.45m£1.98m
Semi-detached—£599k£910k£1.14m£1.24m
Terraced£495k£636k£775k£924k£1.04m
Flats£292k£420k£475k£540k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across E11

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
E11 1£7,548£6,710
E11 2£8,856£6,348
E11 3£7,798£6,193
E11 4£7,946£7,327

Schools near E11

Best state primary within 2 kmWanstead Church School96% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%16 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSeven Kings School80.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%50 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in IG4 is about 103 m² for £606k.

Questions about E11

Is E11 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 6% less than across London; prices in Waltham Forest are up 2.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (96% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (80.7% against 43.8%); 334 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in E11?

A typical 3-bedroom house in E11 sold for £790,963 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £683,327 and £909,490.

Is E11 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in E11 costs 6% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in E11 each year?

334 homes sold in the last year and 2,334 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near E11?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Wanstead Church School, where 96% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near E11?

For a 3-bedroom house, E7 (£567k, 3 km), IG4 (£606k, 3 km), E15 (£550k, 3 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.