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We got priced out of Forest Gate as well, there are million pound houses on Capel Road now and a good three bed (needing improvement) in the conservation area nearby was upwards of £700k. This was for an area that people would inhale and say "be careful" when we said we were moving there in 2014.
So we moved to East Ham which makes people say "why the fuck would you move there?" in the hope that the same might happen again.
That's not a million miles from me and round the corner from where @tbc used to live. So if you don't know the area he might be able to answer any questions you may have.
From my own knowledge that isn't the best bit of forest gate but it's far from the worst bit either.