1Leasehold: Lease documents needed
The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.
Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
181 South Esk Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8HE
Last sale£310,000Jul 2025 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Newham flat prices£286,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC DApr 2024
MapN ↑119 m ↔
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3 things to check
2Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (1–3% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
3Uninsulated solid walls: EPC D
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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If it moved with Newham flat prices
£286,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | £310,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | Category B: additional transaction |
| Jan 2006 | £124,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A |
| Mar 2002 | £78,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A |
| Sep 1999 | £42,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A |
Street sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 South Esk Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8EY | May 2026 | £621,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 52 South Esk Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8EY | Mar 2026 | £480,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 84 South Esk Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8EY | Sep 2025 | £550,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 181 South Esk Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8HE | Jul 2025 | £310,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 202 South Esk Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8HD | Jun 2025 | £500,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 167 South Esk Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8HE | Mar 2025 | £640,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 122 South Esk Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8HD | Feb 2025 | £520,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 101 South Esk Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 8HE | Dec 2024 | £452,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
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The land
Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (1–3% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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Uninsulated solid walls: EPC D
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
- Floor area
- 45 m²
- Potential EPC band
- C
- Age band
- England and Wales: before 1900
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- (another dwelling above)
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Fully double glazed
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Boiler and radiators, mains gas
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 83%
Schools nearby
- William Davies Primary SchoolPrimary · 153 m · School remains Good
- Madaniyah Foundation171 m
- Monega Primary SchoolPrimary · 354 m · Outstanding
- Shaftesbury Primary SchoolPrimary · 406 m · School remains Outstanding
- Grangewood Independent School420 m
- Sandringham Primary SchoolPrimary · 480 m · School remains Outstanding
- St Stephen's Primary SchoolPrimary · 607 m · Outstanding
- Zakariya Primary School614 m
- St Stephen's Nursery SchoolNursery · 644 m · School remains Outstanding
- St Angela's Ursuline SchoolSecondary · 771 m · Outstanding
- Plashet, City of London AcademySecondary · 816 m · Good
- Elmhurst Primary SchoolPrimary · 849 m · Outstanding
- Salisbury Primary SchoolPrimary · 874 m · School remains Good
- Cleves Primary SchoolPrimary · 1002 m · School remains Outstanding
- Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School1014 m
- Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary · 1051 m · School remains Good
- St Antony's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1052 m · Not judged
- Essex Primary SchoolPrimary · 1061 m · Standards maintained
- Kay Rowe Nursery SchoolNursery · 1086 m · School remains Outstanding
- Upton Cross Primary SchoolPrimary · 1100 m · Standards maintained
- Stratford School AcademySecondary · 1141 m · School remains Good
- Woodgrange Infant SchoolPrimary · 1142 m · Not judged
- St Bonaventure's RC SchoolSecondary · 1145 m · Outstanding
- Lathom Junior SchoolPrimary · 1153 m · School remains Good
- St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1179 m · Good
- Kensington Primary SchoolPrimary · 1180 m · School remains Outstanding
- Godwin Junior SchoolPrimary · 1190 m · School remains Good
- Connaught Special School1271 m
- Hartley Primary SchoolPrimary · 1299 m · Good
- Little Ilford SchoolSecondary · 1322 m · Good
- Forest Gate Community SchoolSecondary · 1337 m · School remains Outstanding
- Selwyn Primary SchoolPrimary · 1339 m · Not judged
- Sir John Heron Primary SchoolPrimary · 1407 m · School remains Good
- Lister Community SchoolSecondary · 1485 m · Standards maintained
- Plaistow Primary SchoolPrimary · 1490 m · Good
- St Winefride's RC Primary SchoolPrimary · 1499 m · Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 3 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 107
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Next steps
Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.
Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.
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Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer
Ask the surveyor
Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?
- Radon: Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
- Uninsulated solid walls: Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
Ask the conveyancer
Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?
- Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
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