The House CheckCheck before you offer

3A Forest Drive, London, E12 5DF

Flat / maisonetteLeasehold65 m² · EPC
Last sale£143,000Jun 2013 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Newham flat prices£217,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC DJun 2024
123MapN ↑238 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Before you offer

3 things to check

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.

HM Land Registry · Jun 2013

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.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

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.

EPC · Jun 2024

+ 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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Price

If it moved with Newham flat prices

£217,000

How does the asking price compare?

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This home’s sale history

May 2002 £112,000Jun 2013 £143,000May 2002Jun 2013£143,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Jun 2013£143,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA
May 2002£112,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA

Street sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
17 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFJan 2025£750,000Semi-detachedFreehold
7 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFFeb 2022£307,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
22 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFJun 2021£413,105Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
9 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFMar 2021£322,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
2 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFApr 2017£130,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
9 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFAug 2016£270,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
22 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFJul 2014£250,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
3A Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFJun 2013£143,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
7A Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFOct 2010£160,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
1A Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFAug 2009£160,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
10 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFApr 2009£230,000TerracedFreehold
22 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFFeb 2008£195,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
22 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFAug 2007£165,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
4 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFMar 2006£150,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
22A Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFDec 2003£148,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
4 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFApr 2003£128,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
2 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFSep 2002£115,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
3A Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFMay 2002£112,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
22 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFJan 2002£122,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
4 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFAug 2000£73,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
23B Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFNov 1999£53,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
2 Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFJun 1999£47,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
1A Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFApr 1999£47,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
1A Forest Drive, London, E12 5DFApr 1995£45,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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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.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ 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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The building

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.

EPC · Jun 2024

Floor area
65 m²
Potential EPC band
D
Age band
England and Wales: 1930-1949
Walls (certificate wording)
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, no insulation (assumed)
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Jun 2024

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

Full fibre in the local authority: 83%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 2 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 242

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Lease documents

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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 the agent

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

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.

INSPIRE conditions · Sources and licences