Typical 3-bedroom house£612kmost £548k–£707k
Houses per m²£6,428flats £5,592
Sold last year3562,696 in five years
Prices in Waltham Forest+2.8%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in E4 sold for £611,678 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £548,060 and £707,371, for about 93 m² of space. That is 27% less than the same home across London (£840,000).
356 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 £257k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in E4 8 (£6,005) and the most in E4 9 (£6,746).
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 £2,789 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £122,000 for that mortgage: what £130,000 buys.
Questions about E4
Is E4 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 27% 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 (87% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (68% against 43.8%); 356 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 E4?
A typical 3-bedroom house in E4 sold for £611,678 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £548,060 and £707,371.
Is E4 expensive for London?
A 3-bedroom house in E4 costs 27% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).
How many homes sell in E4 each year?
356 homes sold in the last year and 2,696 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 E4?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Ainslie Wood Primary School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near E4?
For a 3-bedroom house, N9 (£447k, 4 km), N18 (£451k, 4 km), EN3 (£452k, 5 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.