278 Markhouse Road
E17 8EF
- Flat
- Leasehold
- 2 bedrooms (estimate)
- 689 sq ft
- EPC D
What comparable sales show
Strong match£449,000
Range £395,000 to £503,000 · £652 per sq ft
Since last sale
−£2,500
−0.6% since Apr 2026
Rank in E17 8EF
7th of 43
Postcode average £379,488
From completed sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for floor area. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.
In short
278 Markhouse Road is a 2 bedroom leasehold flat in E17 of about 689 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £395,000 to £503,000, about £449,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 7th highest of the 43 homes we can compare in E17 8EF, where the middle figure averages £379,488.
It last sold for £451,500 in April 2026; comparable sales suggest it has lost about £2,500 since.
Across Waltham Forest, average prices rose 0.7% in the year to August 2026.
Where in the range would yours sell?
Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.
Lower end
£395,000
Middle
£449,000
Upper end
£503,000
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The street
Markhouse Road and its sales
278 Markhouse Road on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Markhouse Road. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.
The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
How 278 Markhouse Road compares with Markhouse Road
Against the 23 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
Size
Per sq ft
- Its middle figure of £449,000 is 2% above the street's median sale price of £441,000.
- At 689 sq ft it is 7% below the median size of the homes sold here, 743 sq ft.
- That is £652 per sq ft, 7% above the street's median of £611 per sq ft.
- 12 of those 23 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 11 for the same or more.
A comparison of completed sales, not a valuation: it cannot see condition, layout or work done since a home last sold.
Sales activity on Markhouse Road
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 23
- Average price
- £449,383
- Lowest
- £60,000
- Highest
- £725,000
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 7 | £441,000 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 | £431,250 |
| Q3 2025 | 4 | £442,500 |
| Q4 2025 | 4 | £547,576 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | £725,000 |
| Q2 2026 | 3 | £451,500 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | £425,000 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats | 82% (18) | £435,500 | £613 |
| Terraced houses | 18% (4) | £675,000 | £580 |
Completed sales on Markhouse Road
Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Size | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 284 Markhouse RoadE17 8EF | Jul 2026 | £425,000 | Flat | 775 sq ft | £548 |
| 340 Markhouse RoadE17 8EF | Jun 2026 | £437,000 | Flat | 743 sq ft | £588 |
| 281 Markhouse RoadE17 8EE | May 2026 | £680,000 | Terraced | 1,173 sq ft | £580 |
| 278 Markhouse Road (this home)E17 8EF | Apr 2026 | £451,500 | Flat | – | – |
| 299 Markhouse RoadE17 8EE | Mar 2026 | £725,000 | Terraced | 1,109 sq ft | £654 |
| 158 Markhouse RoadE17 8BQ | Dec 2025 | £530,152 | Flat | – | – |
| 275 Markhouse RoadE17 8EE | Dec 2025 | £565,000 | Terraced | 1,119 sq ft | £505 |
| 174 Markhouse RoadE17 8BJ | Dec 2025 | £425,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 287 Markhouse RoadE17 8EE | Nov 2025 | £670,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 282 Markhouse RoadE17 8EF | Aug 2025 | £515,000 | Flat | 667 sq ft | £772 |
| 310 Markhouse RoadE17 8EF | Aug 2025 | £455,000 | Flat | 743 sq ft | £613 |
| 125B Markhouse RoadE17 8DQ | Jul 2025 | £208,650 | Flat | – | – |
| Flat 1, 257 Markhouse RoadE17 8EE | Jul 2025 | £430,000 | Flat | 527 sq ft | £815 |
| 388 Markhouse RoadE17 8EZ | Jun 2025 | £434,000 | Flat | – | – |
| Flat 1, 335 Markhouse RoadE17 8EE | Apr 2025 | £428,500 | Flat | 570 sq ft | £751 |
| 196 Markhouse RoadE17 8BJ | Mar 2025 | £490,000 | Flat | 592 sq ft | £828 |
| 166 Markhouse RoadE17 8BJ | Mar 2025 | £423,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 382 Markhouse RoadE17 8EZ | Mar 2025 | £460,000 | Flat | 753 sq ft | £611 |
| 214 Markhouse RoadE17 8EP | Mar 2025 | £465,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 298 Markhouse RoadE17 8EF | Mar 2025 | £441,000 | Flat | – | – |
| Flat 3, South Grove Court, 3 Markhouse RoadE17 8DJ | Jan 2025 | £252,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 148 Markhouse RoadE17 8BQ | Jan 2025 | £60,000 | Other | 732 sq ft | £82 |
| Flat 2, 257 Markhouse RoadE17 8EE | Dec 2024 | £365,000 | Flat | 753 sq ft | £484 |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 278 Markhouse Road, lodged 17 July 2019.
Rating now
D64 points
Could reach
C76 points
12 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 1900–1929
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Very poorRoof
(another dwelling above)
Not rated on the certificate
Floor
Suspended, no insulation (assumed)
Not rated on the certificate
Windows
Fully double glazed
AverageHeating
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
GoodHeating controls
Programmer, TRVs and bypass
AverageHot water
From main system
GoodLighting
Low energy lighting in all fixed outlets
Very good
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£218 a year less after the improvements
Heating
Hot water
Lighting
The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2019), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.
Improvements the certificate recommends
In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.
- 1
50 mm internal or external wall insulation
Typical cost £4,000–£14,000 · saves about £157 a year
Rating after73C - 2
Floor insulation (suspended floor)
Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £61 a year
Rating after76C
Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.
History
What it has sold for
Sale history
Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995
| Sold | Price paid | Change | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | £451,500 | +15.8% | +2.4% |
| March 2020 | £390,000 | +1.0% | +0.6% |
| May 2018 | £386,000 | +26.6% | +9.6% |
| October 2015 | £305,000 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in E17 8EF
Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.
The completed sales behind the figure
Similar homes nearby, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.
| Home | Price | Sold | Size | Per sq ft | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 340 Markhouse RoadE17 8EF · Flat | £437,000 | Jun 2026 | 743 sq ft | £588 | < 0.1 mi |
| 284 Markhouse RoadE17 8EF · Flat | £425,000 | Jul 2026 | 775 sq ft | £548 | < 0.1 mi |
| 282 Markhouse RoadE17 8EF · Flat | £515,000 | Aug 2025 | 667 sq ft | £772 | < 0.1 mi |
| 68 Harris StreetE17 8EQ · Flat | £486,000 | Jul 2026 | 753 sq ft | £645 | < 0.1 mi |
| 310 Markhouse RoadE17 8EF · Flat | £455,000 | Aug 2025 | 743 sq ft | £613 | < 0.1 mi |
| 20 Harris StreetE17 8EQ · Flat | £466,500 | Jan 2026 | 721 sq ft | £647 | < 0.1 mi |
| 36 Wetherden StreetE17 8EJ · Flat | £517,500 | Nov 2025 | 700 sq ft | £740 | 0.1 mi |
| 18 Harris StreetE17 8EQ · Flat | £445,000 | Aug 2025 | 678 sq ft | £656 | < 0.1 mi |
| 29 Theydon StreetE17 8EN · Flat | £486,500 | Feb 2026 | 624 sq ft | £779 | 0.1 mi |
| 44 Theydon StreetE17 8EL · Flat | £521,000 | Nov 2025 | 700 sq ft | £745 | 0.1 mi |
| 26 Wetherden StreetE17 8EJ · Flat | £475,000 | Aug 2025 | 678 sq ft | £700 | 0.1 mi |
| 289 Lea Bridge RoadE10 7NE · Flat | £459,000 | Feb 2026 | 743 sq ft | £618 | 0.1 mi |
The area
E17 at a glance
What buyers have paid in E17
Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before
Flats
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
| Type | Sales | Average price | Average size | Per sq ft | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 599 | £582,749 | 911 sq ft | £697 | +2.4% |
| Flats | 254 | £420,606 | 639 sq ft | £705 | +1.6% |
| Terraced | 302 | £707,248 | 1,072 sq ft | £701 | −0.4% |
| Semi-detached | 21 | £754,004 | 970 sq ft | £734 | −0.6% |
| Detached | 1 | £567,000 | – | – | – |
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of July 2019.
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