Oakhurst Gardens, London, E17 3PX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 3PX has a slightly higher male population, with 52.6% 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	48.3%	47.4%	-0.9%	51.0%	-3.6%
Male	51.7%	52.6%	0.9%	49.0%	3.6%

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 3PX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.6% 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	45.8%	46.6%	0.8%	37.9%	8.7%
Married: Opposite sex	38.9%	37.8%	-1.1%	44.2%	-6.4%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	2.3%	3.5%	1.2%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	7.6%	5.7%	-1.9%	9.1%	-3.4%
Widowed	4.6%	5.3%	0.7%	6.1%	-0.8%

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 (89.7%) 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	51.4%	54.6%	3.2%	48.4%	6.2%
Good health	34.3%	35.1%	0.8%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	9.5%	7.1%	-2.4%	12.7%	-5.6%
Bad health	3.4%	1.1%	-2.3%	4.0%	-2.9%
Very bad health	1.5%	2%	0.5%	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.

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 53.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.8%	17.8%	1.0%	18.2%	-0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	7.1%	-5.1%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.2%	8.5%	-3.7%	13.4%	-4.9%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.2%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	8.2%	-1.3%	16.9%	-8.7%
Degree or Similar	38.5%	53.4%	14.9%	33.8%	19.6%
Other	9.2%	1.8%	-7.4%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.8% 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	4%	4.3%	0.3%	1.1%	3.2%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	5.8%	3.1%	-2.7%	3.1%	0.0%
Pakistani	8.6%	14.8%	6.2%	2.7%	12.1%
Other Asian	4%	3.1%	-0.9%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	3.4%	3.4%	0.0%	2.5%	0.9%
Black Caribbean	8.3%	4.8%	-3.5%	1.0%	3.8%
Other Black	0.9%	2%	1.1%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	2%	0.5%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	1.8%	2%	0.2%	0.8%	1.2%
White	59.9%	52.8%	-7.1%	81.4%	-28.6%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Other	0.6%	5.4%	4.8%	1.6%	3.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.8% 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	73.4%	61.8%	-11.6%	83.2%	-21.4%
European Union	9.2%	14.9%	5.7%	6.1%	8.8%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	4.9%	3.4%	0.8%	4.1%
Africa	4.6%	4.3%	-0.3%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	6.1%	9.8%	3.7%	5.6%	4.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	2.9%	-1.4%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	0.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.3%	61.6%	-9.7%	83.2%	-21.6%
10+ Years	2.8%	22.3%	19.5%	9.8%	12.5%
5-10 Years	3.7%	6%	2.3%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	6.7%	6%	-0.7%	2.2%	3.8%
Less than 2 years	15.6%	4%	-11.6%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.1%	76.7%	-1.6%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	7.2%	0.9%	6.3%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	5.2%	13.5%	-8.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.6%	37.2%	-10.6%
Christian	40.4%	46.2%	-5.8%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	23.2%	6.5%	16.7%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Oakhurst Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oakhurst Gardens was 102.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 18.8% lower than the Hoe Street average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Oakhurst Gardens has the 36th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street and the 269th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -54.9%.

🔎 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 3PX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Oakhurst Gardens are based on 28 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 Oakhurst Gardens, London, E17 3PX

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 3PX

Average Price
£1,397,061

Semi-Detached
£1,358,956

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,404,682

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oakhurst Gardens

Average Price
£1,282,742

Semi-Detached
£1,181,113

Terraced
£1,098,300

Detached
£1,328,448

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oakhurst GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 Oakhurst Gardens, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£1,250,000	2024-07-01	£1,382,415
1 Oakhurst Gardens, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,237,500	2021-09-08	£1,422,383
9 Oakhurst Gardens, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£760,000	2016-02-15	£1,013,333
3 Oakhurst Gardens, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£790,000	2008-04-09	£1,836,882
11 Oakhurst Gardens, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£485,000	2003-09-26	£1,489,235

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 3PX

Employment

E17 3PX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 19% 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

Full-Time Employee	105
Self-Employed	55
Retired	28
Part-Time Employee	24
Looking after home or family	17
Unemployed	16
Student (economically inactive)	16
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Education	30
Construction	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	21
Financial and insurance activities	16
Other	13
Transport and storage	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Manufacturing	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	4
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	1,512 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	2,910 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	3,217 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	4,540 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,804 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	726 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Henry Maynard Primary School 101 Maynard Road , Walthamstow E17 9JE	3out of 4	955 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Woodside Primary Academy Wood Street , E17 3JX	4out of 4	964 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	1,140 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Primary School 155 Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	4out of 4	1,343 yd	Academy converter	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	1,091 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	1,241 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,250 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,497 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	3out of 4	2,341 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	1,372 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,373 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,876 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,344 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	5,228 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	2,620 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,582 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,627 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	5,028 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	267 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	1,196 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Snaresbrook Prep School 75 Woodford Road , South Woodford E18 2EA	- not rated	1,456 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	1,598 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Aubyn's School Bunces Lane , IG8 9DU	- not rated	2,223 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
Rebel Coffee	225 Wood Street	647 yd
Tandoori Night/Vegan Tiffin	215 Wood Street	650 yd
Woodies Spice/Woodies Grill/The Sultan/Curry On	239 Wood Street	650 yd
AAVO	193 Wood Street	685 yd
Old Station Yard Cafe	The Old Station Yard, 186 Wood Street	791 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Walthamstow Cricket&LawnTennis Club	48a Greenway Avenue	645 yd
The Lord Raglan	The Lord Raglan Public House, 199 Shernhall Street	915 yd
The Dukes Head	112 Wood Street	958 yd
The Flower Pot	The Flower Pot Public House, 126-128 Wood Street	958 yd
Luke’s Cider Tap	3 Georgian Village, 100 Wood Street	977 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Strawberry Hill	169 Wood Street	847 yd
Charcoal Grill	155 Wood Street	847 yd
Jungle Braai	115 Wood Street	938 yd
Golden Chicken	127 Wood Street	938 yd
The Brothers Fish Bar	122 Wood Street	958 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Sylvestrian Leisure Centre COLLEGE PLACE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	144 yd
Peterhouse Centre PETERHOUSE PETERHOUSE FOREST RISE		410 yd
Walthamstow Cricket Lawn Tennis And Squash Club 48A 48A GREENWAY AVENUE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	530 yd
Pure Muscles Gym (Waltham Forest) 247-251 247-251 Wood Street	health and fitness suite	651 yd
Warwick School For Boys (Closed) Barrett Road		751 yd
St Gabriels Church And Family Centre ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE HAVANT ROAD		1,082 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	50 Mbit/s
Average download speed	47 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	57.36 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	57.36 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	19.02 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 3PX