House prices dropped slightly, by 0.3 per cent, in Waltham Forest in June, new figures show.

The average Waltham Forest house price in June was £485,020, Land Registry figures show – a 0.3 per cent decrease on May.

Over the last year, the average sale price of property in Waltham Forest rose by £35,000 – putting the area ninth among London’s 33 local authorities for annual growth.

Owners of detached houses fared worst in Waltham Forest in June – they dropped 0.6 per cent in price, to £546,775 on average. But over the last year, prices rose by 8.1 per cent.

Semi-detached homes dropped in price by 0.5 per cent monthly; up 8.1 per cent annually; £735,127 average, terraced homes prices were down zero per cent monthly; up 9.6 per cent annually; £546,775 average and the price of flats was down 0.5 per cent monthly; up 6.1 per cent annually; £375,717 average