Prospect Hill, London, E17 3EZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E17 3EZ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.3% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	56.7%	52.3%	-4.4%	51.0%	1.3%
Male	43.3%	47.7%	4.4%	49.0%	-1.3%

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%	41.1%	-6.9%	37.9%	3.2%
Married: Opposite sex	32%	32%	0.0%	44.2%	-12.2%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	1.9%	4.4%	2.5%	2.2%	2.2%
Divorced	8.2%	11.4%	3.2%	9.1%	2.3%
Widowed	9.3%	10.8%	1.5%	6.1%	4.7%

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.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (70.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47%	42.3%	-4.7%	48.4%	-6.1%
Good health	33.3%	28.2%	-5.1%	33.6%	-5.4%
Fair health	8.7%	22.1%	13.4%	12.7%	9.4%
Bad health	8.7%	6.4%	-2.3%	4.0%	2.4%
Very bad health	2.2%	1.1%	-1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%

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.

In the area around E17 3EZ this area, 32.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.3%	32.6%	4.3%	18.2%	14.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	8.1%	-1.6%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.5%	11.4%	-0.1%	13.4%	-2.0%
Apprenticeship	0%	4%	4.0%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.9%	8.4%	-0.5%	16.9%	-8.5%
Degree or Similar	30.1%	33.2%	3.1%	33.8%	-0.6%
Other	11.5%	2.3%	-9.2%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54% 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	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	2.5%	2.4%	-0.1%	3.1%	-0.7%
Pakistani	6.9%	8.5%	1.6%	2.7%	5.8%
Other Asian	4.4%	5.6%	1.2%	1.6%	4.0%
Black African	1.2%	5.3%	4.1%	2.5%	2.8%
Black Caribbean	10.3%	7.4%	-2.9%	1.0%	6.4%
Other Black	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	0.5%	-1.7%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	1.2%	1.6%	0.4%	0.8%	0.8%
White	61.4%	54%	-7.4%	81.4%	-27.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%	0.6%	2.3%
Other	4%	7.4%	3.4%	1.6%	5.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.4% 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	67%	59.4%	-7.6%	83.2%	-23.8%
European Union	9.3%	14.1%	4.8%	6.1%	8.0%
Rest of Europe	5.3%	3.4%	-1.9%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	2.2%	8%	5.8%	2.7%	5.3%
Middle East and Asia	11.5%	8.8%	-2.7%	5.6%	3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4%	4.8%	0.8%	1.3%	3.5%
Oceania	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.3%	1.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.4%	60.2%	-6.2%	83.2%	-23.0%
10+ Years	3.1%	26.6%	23.5%	9.8%	16.8%
5-10 Years	4%	6.5%	2.5%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	10.3%	1.9%	-8.4%	2.2%	-0.3%
Less than 2 years	16.2%	4.8%	-11.4%	1.9%	2.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.6%	76.7%	-7.1%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Lithuania	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Poland	3.7%	1.3%	2.4%
Romania	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	6.4%	13.5%	-7.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.1%	37.2%	-11.1%
Christian	45.5%	46.2%	-0.7%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Muslim	21.3%	6.5%	14.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	4.3%	6.0%	-1.7%

Safety

Is Prospect Hill Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Prospect Hill was 57.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 50.7% lower than the Hoe Street average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Prospect Hill has the 25th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street and the 250th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -85.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,200

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in E17 3EZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 10/10 (very 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 Prospect Hill are based on 100 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 Prospect Hill, London, E17 3EZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 3EZ

Average Price
£323,269

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£323,269

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Prospect Hill

Average Price
£350,426

Semi-Detached
£1,151,899

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,486,513

Flats/Maisonettes
£306,575

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Prospect HillStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 St. Columbas House, 16 Prospect Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£407,000	2025-01-17	£406,184
Flat 6 16 Prospect Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£340,000	2023-09-04	£343,103
Flat 10 16 Prospect Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2022-05-18	£373,514
Flat 8 St. Columbas House, 16 Prospect Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£256,125	2022-05-16	£265,740
Flat 3 St. Columbas House, 16 Prospect Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2021-03-05	£302,432

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 3EZ

Employment

E17 3EZ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Retired	71
Full-Time Employee	67
Self-Employed	41
Part-Time Employee	34
Other	24
Unemployed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Looking after home or family	13
Student (economically inactive)	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Education	25
Human health and social work activities	23
Construction	18
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Other	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Information and communication	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Manufacturing	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	422 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	1,888 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	3,721 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	4,489 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	4,639 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Emmanuel Community School The Drive , Walthamstow E17 3BN	2out of 4	288 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Junior School Shernhall Street , E17 3EA	- not rated	325 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	352 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodside Junior School Wood Street , Walthamstow E17 3JX	- not rated	555 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodside Nursery and Infant School Wood Street , E17 3JX	- not rated	555 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	362 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	368 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Warwick School for Boys Barrett Road , Walthamstow E17 3ND	- not rated	652 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,022 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	1,825 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	486 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,034 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	1,471 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,113 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Tottenham Centre , High Road N15 4RU	- not rated	4,684 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	2,337 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	2,337 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,795 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,122 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,686 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alpha Preparatory School 89 Vallentin Road , E17 3JJ	- not rated	436 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Academy De London 1st, 2nd & 3rd Floors , 294-298 Hoe Street E17 9QD	- not rated	897 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
21st Century Academy 107 Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 4PN	- not rated	905 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools and Centre Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	- not rated	1,082 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield School Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	3out of 4	1,082 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lotus Bloom Cafe	47 Shernhall Street	198 yd
YMCA	Ymca Hostel, 642 Forest Road	318 yd
Froth & Rind at St Mary's	8 Church End	357 yd
FoodCycle Walthamstow	St Marys Welcome Centre, 8 Church End	370 yd
Arte e pasta	93 Shernhall Street	440 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Walthamstow Conservative Club	76 Church Lane	289 yd
Mother’s Ruin	Unit 18, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	448 yd
Wild Card Brewery	Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	449 yd
The Nags Head	The Nags Head Public House, 9 Orford Road	453 yd
The Dukes Head	112 Wood Street	456 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lotus Fusion	23 Shernhall Street	198 yd
Wraps&Wings/Eggsquisite/Wicked	23 Shernhall Street	198 yd
The Brothers Fish Bar	122 Wood Street	456 yd
Anton’s Art Atelier	Unit 23 & 24 Antique City, 98-100a Wood Street	473 yd
The Coven of Wiches	Unit M38, 98-100a Wood Street	473 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	617b Forest Road	554 yd
Tesco	12-20 Wood Street	582 yd
Nisa - Hoe Street Supermarket & Post Office	242 Hoe Street	799 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 5 Selborne Road	837 yd
Lidl UK	Lidl, 38 Selborne Walk	994 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Holy Family Catholic School (Wiseman House Site) WISEMAN HOUSE SITE WISEMAN HOUSE SITE SHERNHALL STREET		202 yd
Ymca Walthamstow (East London) FOREST ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	320 yd
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		324 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Walthamstow House Site) SHERNHALL STREET		373 yd
St Gabriels Church And Family Centre ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE HAVANT ROAD		457 yd
The Community Pool At Waltham Forest College WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE FOREST ROAD	swimming pool	517 yd
Warwick School For Boys (Closed) Barrett Road		650 yd
Pure Muscles Gym (Waltham Forest) 247-251 247-251 Wood Street	health and fitness suite	760 yd
Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK CHINGFORD ROAD	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	824 yd
Waltham Forest Pool & Track (Closed) Chingford Road	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	833 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	183.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 3EZ