Woodlands Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 3LE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 3LE has a slightly higher male population, with 52% 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	51.1%	48%	-3.1%	51.0%	-3.0%
Male	48.9%	52%	3.1%	49.0%	3.0%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around E17 3LE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43.7%	44.6%	0.9%	37.9%	6.7%
Married: Opposite sex	40.9%	38.3%	-2.6%	44.2%	-5.9%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	0.3%	1.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	3.6%	2.1%	-1.5%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	5.7%	7.9%	2.2%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	5.7%	4.6%	-1.1%	6.1%	-1.5%

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 high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42%	53.9%	11.9%	48.4%	5.5%
Good health	36.2%	32.7%	-3.5%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	15.6%	11.4%	-4.2%	12.7%	-1.3%
Bad health	4.6%	1.3%	-3.3%	4.0%	-2.7%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.7%	-0.9%	1.2%	-0.5%

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 56.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.4%	13.8%	-3.6%	18.2%	-4.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.3%	2.9%	-8.4%	9.6%	-6.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	7.5%	-6.7%	13.4%	-5.9%
Apprenticeship	2%	1.3%	-0.7%	5.3%	-4.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.5%	14.2%	3.7%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	30%	56.1%	26.1%	33.8%	22.3%
Other	14.6%	4.2%	-10.4%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69.8% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	2.3%	0.6%	-1.7%	3.1%	-2.5%
Pakistani	8.5%	3.2%	-5.3%	2.7%	0.5%
Other Asian	2.9%	3.9%	1.0%	1.6%	2.3%
Black African	7.8%	2.3%	-5.5%	2.5%	-0.2%
Black Caribbean	11.7%	8.8%	-2.9%	1.0%	7.8%
Other Black	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	1.3%	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	1%	2.6%	1.6%	0.4%	2.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.8%	1.1%
White	57.7%	69.8%	12.1%	81.4%	-11.6%
Arab	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	2%	2.3%	0.3%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.2% 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	63.2%	62.2%	-1.0%	83.2%	-21.0%
European Union	19.2%	21.2%	2.0%	6.1%	15.1%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	5.2%	2.9%	-2.3%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	6.8%	3.9%	-2.9%	5.6%	-1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	6.8%	2.9%	1.3%	5.5%
Oceania	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.5%	62.8%	0.3%	83.2%	-20.4%
10+ Years	3.3%	26%	22.7%	9.8%	16.2%
5-10 Years	6.8%	4.6%	-2.2%	2.9%	1.7%
2-5 Years	9.4%	4.6%	-4.8%	2.2%	2.4%
Less than 2 years	17.9%	2%	-15.9%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.9%	76.7%	-9.8%
Ireland	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Germany	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Lithuania	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Poland	7.5%	1.3%	6.2%
Romania	3.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Other EU countries	3.6%	1.5%	2.1%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.5%	37.2%	0.3%
Christian	43.6%	46.2%	-2.6%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Muslim	7.5%	6.5%	1.0%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Woodlands Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Woodlands Road was 14.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 88.5% lower than the Hoe Street average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Woodlands Road has the 5th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street and the 19th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year.

🔎 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 3LE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 10/10 (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) - 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) - 9/10 (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 Woodlands Road are based on 425 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 Woodlands Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 3LE

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 3LE

Average Price
£479,527

Semi-Detached
£709,177

Terraced
£635,614

Detached
£502,132

Flats/Maisonettes
£290,670

Other
£20,661

Estimated Average Property Prices for Woodlands Road

Average Price
£690,787

Semi-Detached
£1,814,195

Terraced
£550,665

Detached
£2,201,662

Flats/Maisonettes
£306,625

Other
£116,839

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Woodlands Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
54 Woodlands Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£856,000	2025-01-23	£888,988
32 Woodlands Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£603,750	2024-09-30	£626,398
20 Woodlands Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£835,000	2024-08-23	£891,855
12 Woodlands Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£812,000	2023-03-02	£868,881
68 Woodlands Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£725,000	2022-12-19	£754,431

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 3LE

Employment

E17 3LE area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

E17 3LE area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	99
Self-Employed	36
Retired	35
Part-Time Employee	28
Looking after home or family	12
Student (economically inactive)	9
Unemployed	8
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Construction	19
Education	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Transport and storage	14
Human health and social work activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Information and communication	7
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

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	1,161 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	2,632 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	3,934 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	4,957 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	5,117 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Woodside Primary Academy Wood Street , E17 3JX	4out of 4	101 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	438 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thorpe Hall Primary School 123 Hale End Road , Walthamstow E17 4DP	3out of 4	830 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Brooke Road , Walthamstow E17 9HJ	4out of 4	896 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Emmanuel Community School The Drive , Walthamstow E17 3BN	3out of 4	971 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	399 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	436 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,105 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	1,818 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	1,950 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	585 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,011 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	1,808 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,718 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,641 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	2,898 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,319 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,356 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,140 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	434 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Forest School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	1,105 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	1,713 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	1,856 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Snaresbrook Prep School 75 Woodford Road , South Woodford E18 2EA	- not rated	1,915 yd	Other independent school	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
Marilucia Ristorante Pizzeria	55 Wood Street	256 yd
Wood Street Bakery	21 Wood Street	256 yd
Wood Street Cafe	53 Wood Street	260 yd
Aysel's Cakes	46 Wood Street	289 yd
Caffe Delight	30 Wood Street	301 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Luke’s Cider Tap	3 Georgian Village, 100 Wood Street	357 yd
The Dukes Head	112 Wood Street	390 yd
The Flower Pot	The Flower Pot Public House, 126-128 Wood Street	390 yd
Walthamstow Cricket&LawnTennis Club	48a Greenway Avenue	539 yd
Walthamstow Conservative Club	76 Church Lane	917 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
QFC	36 Wood Street	301 yd
Wongs Chinese Takeaway	42 Wood Street	301 yd
Dixy Original Chicken & Pizza	48 Wood Street	301 yd
Mini Hiba/GDK Kitchen	6 Golden Parade, Wood Street	301 yd
Jungle Braai	115 Wood Street	329 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	12-20 Wood Street		301 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Gabriels Church And Family Centre ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE HAVANT ROAD		364 yd
Peterhouse Centre PETERHOUSE PETERHOUSE FOREST RISE		482 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Walthamstow House Site) SHERNHALL STREET		499 yd
Whitefield Schools MACDONALD ROAD		523 yd
Frederick Bremer School SIDDELEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	545 yd
Walthamstow Cricket Lawn Tennis And Squash Club 48A 48A GREENWAY AVENUE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	621 yd
Warwick School For Boys (Closed) Barrett Road		660 yd
Pure Muscles Gym (Waltham Forest) 247-251 247-251 Wood Street	health and fitness suite	686 yd
The Community Pool At Waltham Forest College WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE FOREST ROAD	swimming pool	729 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Wiseman House Site) WISEMAN HOUSE SITE WISEMAN HOUSE SITE SHERNHALL STREET		776 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	125.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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