Typical 3-bedroom house£759kmost £652k–£891k
Houses per m²£8,408flats £7,188
Sold last year5804,443 in five years
Prices in Waltham Forest+2.8%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in E17 sold for £758,571 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £652,008 and £891,460, for about 89 m² of space. That is 10% less than the same home across London (£840,000).
580 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 £333k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in E17 5 (£7,690) and the most in E17 9 (£9,333).
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 £3,459 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £152,000 for that mortgage: what £160,000 buys.
Questions about E17
Is E17 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 10% 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 (81.2% against 43.8%); 580 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 E17?
A typical 3-bedroom house in E17 sold for £758,571 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £652,008 and £891,460.
Is E17 expensive for London?
A 3-bedroom house in E17 costs 10% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).
How many homes sell in E17 each year?
580 homes sold in the last year and 4,443 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 E17?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Mary's CofE Primary School, where 96% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near E17?
For a 3-bedroom house, N17 (£591k, 4 km), E4 (£612k, 4 km), N18 (£451k, 4 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.