Wood Street, London, E17 3NJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E17 3NJ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.6% 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	51.9%	52.6%	0.7%	51.0%	1.6%
Male	48.1%	47.4%	-0.7%	49.0%	-1.6%

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	34.8%	41.2%	6.4%	37.9%	3.3%
Married: Opposite sex	42.1%	42.7%	0.6%	44.2%	-1.5%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Separated	5.7%	4.5%	-1.2%	2.2%	2.3%
Divorced	10.1%	7.9%	-2.2%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	6.5%	2.2%	-4.3%	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	50.1%	52.3%	2.2%	48.4%	3.9%
Good health	29.3%	30.1%	0.8%	33.6%	-3.5%
Fair health	14.8%	11.5%	-3.3%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	4.6%	4.1%	-0.5%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	1.2%	2%	0.8%	1.2%	0.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.5%	17.5%	-4.0%	18.2%	-0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.9%	10.8%	-0.1%	9.6%	1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.4%	15.7%	-1.7%	13.4%	2.3%
Apprenticeship	2%	3%	1.0%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	12.7%	4.2%	16.9%	-4.2%
Degree or Similar	26.3%	34.3%	8.0%	33.8%	0.5%
Other	13.4%	6%	-7.4%	2.8%	3.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.6% 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	2%	0.8%	-1.2%	1.1%	-0.3%
Indian	5.2%	2.5%	-2.7%	3.1%	-0.6%
Pakistani	13.9%	9.9%	-4.0%	2.7%	7.2%
Other Asian	4.3%	5.3%	1.0%	1.6%	3.7%
Black African	9.3%	15.7%	6.4%	2.5%	13.2%
Black Caribbean	9.6%	4.8%	-4.8%	1.0%	3.8%
Other Black	4.1%	1.3%	-2.8%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.8%	1.2%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	3.3%	1.9%	0.9%	2.4%
Mixed Other	1.7%	2.5%	0.8%	0.8%	1.7%
White	38.6%	41.6%	3.0%	81.4%	-39.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	1.7%	0.5%	-1.2%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	6.7%	9.1%	2.4%	1.6%	7.5%

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	62.9%	63%	0.1%	83.2%	-20.2%
European Union	9.9%	11.7%	1.8%	6.1%	5.6%
Rest of Europe	2%	4.6%	2.6%	0.8%	3.8%
Africa	9.6%	9.4%	-0.2%	2.7%	6.7%
Middle East and Asia	10.7%	8.2%	-2.5%	5.6%	2.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.6%	3.1%	-1.5%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62%	63%	1.0%	83.2%	-20.2%
10+ Years	1.4%	26%	24.6%	9.8%	16.2%
5-10 Years	6.1%	5.9%	-0.2%	2.9%	3.0%
2-5 Years	8.7%	2.6%	-6.1%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	21.7%	2.6%	-19.1%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78%	76.7%	1.3%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	3.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Romania	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
No passport held	4.6%	13.5%	-8.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.3%	37.2%	-23.9%
Christian	46.7%	46.2%	0.5%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	26.5%	6.5%	20.0%
Other religion	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Wood Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wood Street was 117.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 7.2% lower than the Hoe Street average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wood Street has the 31st highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street and the 220th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 58.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -10.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,300

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E17 3NJ, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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) - 8/10 (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 Wood Street are based on 420 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 Wood Street, London, E17 3NJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 3NJ

Average Price
£312,231

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£312,231

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wood Street

Average Price
£632,472

Semi-Detached
£841,176

Terraced
£531,097

Detached
£562,120

Flats/Maisonettes
£507,228

Other
£2,306,124

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wood Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 Whipps Cross House, 289 Wood Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£320,000	2022-10-21	£327,216
Flat 21 Whipps Cross House, 289 Wood Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2022-08-31	£357,192
Flat 8 Whipps Cross House, 289 Wood Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£275,000	2020-05-26	£304,809
Flat 3 Whipps Cross House, 289 Wood Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2016-12-06	£342,511
Flat 21 Whipps Cross House, 289 Wood Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2016-03-18	£412,020

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 3NJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E17 3NJ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	74
Part-Time Employee	49
Looking after home or family	29
Student (economically inactive)	27
Retired	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Self-Employed	19
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Other	7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Construction	14
Other	13
Education	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Transport and storage	9
Financial and insurance activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	3
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	1,015 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	2,288 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	2,919 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	4,087 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,614 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's CofE Primary School Brooke Road , Walthamstow E17 9HJ	4out of 4	194 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Henry Maynard Primary School 101 Maynard Road , Walthamstow E17 9JE	3out of 4	324 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Primary School 155 Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	4out of 4	817 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,024 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Woodside Primary Academy Wood Street , E17 3JX	4out of 4	1,076 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	989 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	1,010 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,029 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,469 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	3out of 4	1,846 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	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	791 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,269 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,846 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,899 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	4,721 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	1,986 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,311 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,125 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,590 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	5,375 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Forest School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	871 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	942 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	1,463 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Snaresbrook Prep School 75 Woodford Road , South Woodford E18 2EA	- not rated	2,122 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School 30-36 Lindley Road , Leyton E10 6QT	- not rated	2,310 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Made in Portugal	171 Shernhall Street	276 yd
KraPow! at The Lord Raglan	199 Shernhall Street	276 yd
Lambs Cafe	891 Lea Bridge Road	292 yd
Good Day Lounge Made with Love	801 Lea Bridge Road	292 yd
Urban Bites	4 Eastern Road	302 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lord Raglan	The Lord Raglan Public House, 199 Shernhall Street	276 yd
Walthamstow Cricket&LawnTennis Club	48a Greenway Avenue	503 yd
The 800 Club	800-806 Lea Bridge Road	595 yd
Wild Card Brewery	Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	691 yd
Mother’s Ruin	Unit 18, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	691 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Perfect Fried Chicken	879 Lea Bridge Road	292 yd
Strawberry Hill	169 Wood Street	706 yd
Charcoal Grill	155 Wood Street	706 yd
The Brothers Fish Bar	122 Wood Street	839 yd
Jungle Braai	115 Wood Street	863 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco at Esso Filling Station	727a Lea Bridge Road		556 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Muscles Gym (Waltham Forest) 247-251 247-251 Wood Street	health and fitness suite	364 yd
Walthamstow Cricket Lawn Tennis And Squash Club 48A 48A GREENWAY AVENUE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	415 yd
Warwick School For Boys (Closed) Barrett Road		441 yd
Leyton Sixth Form College ESSEX ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	759 yd
Sylvestrian Leisure Centre COLLEGE PLACE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	814 yd
Peterhouse Centre PETERHOUSE PETERHOUSE FOREST RISE		824 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Wiseman House Site) WISEMAN HOUSE SITE WISEMAN HOUSE SITE SHERNHALL STREET		840 yd
Leytonstone Community Sports Centre COLWORTH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	891 yd
Belmont Park School LEYTON GREEN ROAD		967 yd
St Gabriels Church And Family Centre ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE HAVANT ROAD		1,006 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	78.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	98.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 3NJ