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Forest Gate

17,228 people · median £595,000 · Newham

High wellbeingGood for schools
Newham Council · Labour (directly-elected mayor)   26/66 seats · 39% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest
£595,000 median 18th cheapest of 18 neighbourhoods
among 18 neighbourhoods in Newham

A typical home here sells for £595,000, up 16.2% over five years. That's about 10.2× local earnings — around the 10.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 96 sales
£183k£291k£399k£506k£614k2010201720252014 +30%−9%£572,500
Median sold price£595,000
5-year change+16.2%
Price per square metre£3,994 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£0k£159k£318k£476k£635k1995201020252002 +33%−12%£572,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Semi-detached
£1.2m
Terraced
£668k
Flat
£382k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.2× · five-year average 10.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership36%

Owned outright
17%
With a mortgage
20%
Private rented
34%
Social rented
28%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£1,944

London Borough of Newham£1,434
Greater London Authority£511
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,296
Band B£1,512
Band C£1,728
Band D (baseline)£1,944
Band E£2,376
Band F£2,808
Band G£3,240
Band H£3,888
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£3,994 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts AcreRight covers is £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in Forest Gate 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Earlham Grove£170,998240-11.8%
Godwin Road£210,000221+21.8%
Chestnut Avenue£180,000192+1%
Field Road£177,500182+3.1%
Sebert Road£191,500172
Ridley Road£240,500164-0.9%
Dames Road£135,000151+52.3%
Odessa Road£157,000151-4.6%
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Newham how Forest Gate compares · from Newham

Fastest 5-yr growth: Upton +36.2%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Upton£475,000+36.2%140
West Ham£470,000+31.4%141
Little Ilford£420,000+26.6%138
Manor Park£447,500+18.7%152
Canning Town£435,000+18.4%690
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Forest Gate — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
205 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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