Forest Drive West, London, E11 1LA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E11 1LA has a slightly higher male population, with 51.1% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	42.2%	48.9%	6.7%	51.0%	-2.1%
Male	57.8%	51.1%	-6.7%	49.0%	2.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	48.6%	41.5%	-7.1%	37.9%	3.6%
Married: Opposite sex	37.4%	43.5%	6.1%	44.2%	-0.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.7%	3.2%	-0.5%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	8.2%	8%	-0.2%	9.1%	-1.1%
Widowed	2%	2.2%	0.2%	6.1%	-3.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50%	50.1%	0.1%	48.4%	1.7%
Good health	34.8%	33.1%	-1.7%	33.6%	-0.5%
Fair health	12.4%	14.1%	1.7%	12.7%	1.4%
Bad health	2.3%	2.1%	-0.2%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.7%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 47.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.7%	15.6%	-2.1%	18.2%	-2.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	7.3%	-5.6%	9.6%	-2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.1%	10.5%	4.4%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	1%	2.2%	1.2%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.5%	15%	7.5%	16.9%	-1.9%
Degree or Similar	44.2%	47.8%	3.6%	33.8%	14.0%
Other	10.5%	1.6%	-8.9%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.3% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%	1.1%	0.5%
Chinese	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	5.2%	4.3%	-0.9%	3.1%	1.2%
Pakistani	24.4%	22.3%	-2.1%	2.7%	19.6%
Other Asian	6.3%	7.8%	1.5%	1.6%	6.2%
Black African	3.7%	3.8%	0.1%	2.5%	1.3%
Black Caribbean	3.2%	2.4%	-0.8%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	0.5%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.4%	1.9%	-1.5%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%
White	44.8%	47.3%	2.5%	81.4%	-34.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.1%	4%	2.9%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.5%	63%	1.5%	83.2%	-20.2%
European Union	11.5%	12.1%	0.6%	6.1%	6.0%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	3.5%	2.4%	0.8%	2.7%
Africa	6%	3.8%	-2.2%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	17%	13.9%	-3.1%	5.6%	8.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	2.9%	0.3%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.3%	62.8%	2.5%	83.2%	-20.4%
10+ Years	4%	26.7%	22.7%	9.8%	16.9%
5-10 Years	5.5%	4.3%	-1.2%	2.9%	1.4%
2-5 Years	6.6%	4.8%	-1.8%	2.2%	2.6%
Less than 2 years	23.6%	1.3%	-22.3%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.3%	76.7%	3.6%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
No passport held	1.9%	13.5%	-11.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.7%	37.2%	-6.5%
Christian	28.9%	46.2%	-17.3%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	29.7%	6.5%	23.2%
Sikh	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Forest Drive West Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Forest Drive West was 90.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 6.8% lower than the Forest average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Forest Drive West has the 43rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest and the 304th highest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -16.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,400

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E11 1LA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Forest Drive West are based on 159 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Waltham Forest.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Forest Drive West, London, E11 1LA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E11 1LA

Average Price
£777,002

Semi-Detached
£882,007

Terraced
£1,010,091

Detached
£1,162,380

Flats/Maisonettes
£350,545

Other
£43,042

Estimated Average Property Prices for Forest Drive West

Average Price
£672,298

Semi-Detached
£907,799

Terraced
£961,790

Detached
£1,294,559

Flats/Maisonettes
£354,992

Other
£32,458

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Forest Drive WestStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
52B Forest Drive West, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2025-08-28	£318,282
Flat 4 42 Forest Drive West, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£293,542	2024-05-30	£300,179
Flat 2 42 Forest Drive West, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£271,000	2024-01-05	£274,588
52B Forest Drive West, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2023-09-15	£327,967
74 Forest Drive West, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£850,000	2022-10-28	£877,500

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E11 1LA

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	112
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	41
Self-Employed	36
Looking after home or family	23
Unemployed	16
Student (economically inactive)	15
Other	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Human health and social work activities	24
Education	24
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Other	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Construction	17
Transport and storage	12
Financial and insurance activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Information and communication	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	1,737 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	1,849 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	2,297 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	2,736 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,506 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gwyn Jones Primary School Hainault Road , E11 1EU	3out of 4	458 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Primary School 155 Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	4out of 4	543 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Primary School Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	- not rated	543 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Junior School Canterbury Road , E10 6EJ	- not rated	543 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Infants' School Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	- not rated	543 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	- not rated	494 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	3out of 4	494 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Connaught School for Girls Connaught Road , Leytonstone E11 4AB	- not rated	798 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Connaught School for Girls Dyers Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 4AE	- not rated	798 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	863 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	575 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,493 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	3,061 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,427 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,910 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	952 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	952 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	2,143 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	2,773 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	4,036 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	729 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lea Green School (Special Needs) Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	729 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	- not rated	729 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park PRU Leyton Green Road , Leyton Green E10 6DB	- not rated	772 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	772 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Red Tomato	47 Hainault Road	325 yd
Bombay Kebab & Catering	Unit 23, Hainault Road Industrial Estate, The Sidings	362 yd
Burnt	Arch 161a, Midland Road	395 yd
Celebrity Chef	Ely House, 1 Ely Road	407 yd
The Sizzling Sausage	45a Hainault Road	423 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gravity Well Taproom Limited	Arch 155, Midland Road	491 yd
King William IV	The King William Iv Public House, 816 High Road Leyton	788 yd
Leyton Snooker Club	788 High Road Leyton	789 yd
Heathcote & Star	344 Grove Green Road	841 yd
The 800 Club	800-806 Lea Bridge Road	934 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Michael's Fish & Chip Bar	4 The Pavement, Hainault Road	277 yd
Subway	BP Garage, 666 High Road Leyton	459 yd
Pizza & Chicken House	662 High Road Leyton	459 yd
Kebabish Original	692 High Road Leyton	459 yd
Dixy Original	686 High Road Leyton	459 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	825 High Road Leyton	774 yd
Sainsbury's	14-15 Church Lane	930 yd
Iceland	Iceland, 612 Lea Bridge Road	950 yd
Tesco at Esso Filling Station	727a Lea Bridge Road	1,016 yd
Tesco	8 Gainsborough Road	1,090 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Norlington School And Sixth Form NORLINGTON ROAD		491 yd
Leyton Sixth Form College ESSEX ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	581 yd
Leyton Leisure Centre HIGH ROAD LEYTON	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	599 yd
Leyton Sports Ground LEYTON YOUTH SPORTS GROUND LEYTON YOUTH SPORTS GROUND HIGH ROAD LEYTON	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	631 yd
Leyton Youth Centre Playing Fields HIGH ROAD LEYTON	grass pitches	704 yd
Plum Tree Centre High Road Leyton		713 yd
Belmont Park School LEYTON GREEN ROAD		732 yd
Connaught School For Girls CONNAUGHT ROAD		796 yd
Leytonstone Community Sports Centre COLWORTH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	800 yd
George Mitchell School (Closed) FARMER ROAD		928 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.5%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	129 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of E11 1LA