OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Waltham Forest

Private rents in Waltham Forest average £1,765 a month across all property sizes, up 1.1% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,765
1-bed
£1,402
2-bed
£1,725
3-bed
£2,025
4+ bed
£2,569
Flats
£1,596

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The £1,765 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £1,402 and a 3-bed at £2,025 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Waltham Forest
Two-year change: +8.3%Five-year change: +27.4%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.3% over the last six months, against -0.2% in the six before: rises are speeding up.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
E11718 sales£567,750E171,398 sales£552,200E4806 sales£540,000E10595 sales£502,500
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £542,000.
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What next door costs
Waltham Forest is the 2nd cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Redbridge£1,679£1,977£2,707
2Waltham ForestYou are here£1,725£2,025£2,569
3Enfield£1,758£2,090£2,7984Newham£1,992£2,210£2,6715Haringey£2,030£2,350£3,1786Tower Hamlets£2,404£2,733£3,3607Hackney£2,475£2,830£3,656
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.