Upper Walthamstow Road, London, E17 3QG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 3QG has a slightly higher male population, with 52.5% 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	50.6%	47.5%	-3.1%	51.0%	-3.5%
Male	49.4%	52.5%	3.1%	49.0%	3.5%

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 3QG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.5% 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	41.8%	51.5%	9.7%	37.9%	13.6%
Married: Opposite sex	38.9%	38%	-0.9%	44.2%	-6.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	3.3%	1.2%	-2.1%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	4.2%	3.9%	-0.3%	9.1%	-5.2%
Widowed	11.8%	5.1%	-6.7%	6.1%	-1.0%

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	45.3%	54%	8.7%	48.4%	5.6%
Good health	36.1%	30.1%	-6.0%	33.6%	-3.5%
Fair health	13%	12.1%	-0.9%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	3.3%	3%	-0.3%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	2.3%	0.7%	-1.6%	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 50.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.1%	18.8%	-11.3%	18.2%	0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.5%	4.8%	-2.7%	9.6%	-4.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.1%	10.7%	-0.4%	13.4%	-2.7%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	5.3%	-4.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.8%	12.2%	3.4%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	28.4%	50.4%	22.0%	33.8%	16.6%
Other	12.4%	1.8%	-10.6%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.2% 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%	0.7%	0.4%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	1%	3%	2.0%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	6.9%	8.9%	2.0%	2.7%	6.2%
Other Asian	1.8%	7.7%	5.9%	1.6%	6.1%
Black African	6.4%	5.8%	-0.6%	2.5%	3.3%
Black Caribbean	9%	4.7%	-4.3%	1.0%	3.7%
Other Black	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	1.4%	0.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	0%	-2.6%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.8%	4.4%	2.6%	0.8%	3.6%
White	63.7%	58.2%	-5.5%	81.4%	-23.2%
Arab	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	2%	3.3%	1.3%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.5% 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	70.1%	73.5%	3.4%	83.2%	-9.7%
European Union	11%	8.2%	-2.8%	6.1%	2.1%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	5.9%	5.4%	-0.5%	2.7%	2.7%
Middle East and Asia	5.4%	9.9%	4.5%	5.6%	4.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.9%	2.3%	-3.6%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.8%	73.3%	3.5%	83.2%	-9.9%
10+ Years	4.9%	20.8%	15.9%	9.8%	11.0%
5-10 Years	2.6%	3.5%	0.9%	2.9%	0.6%
2-5 Years	6.9%	1.6%	-5.3%	2.2%	-0.6%
Less than 2 years	15.9%	0.7%	-15.2%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.8%	76.7%	3.1%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Romania	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
No passport held	7.5%	13.5%	-6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.2%	37.2%	-5.0%
Christian	36.7%	46.2%	-9.5%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	22.2%	6.5%	15.7%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Upper Walthamstow Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Upper Walthamstow Road was 86.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 32.0% lower than the Hoe Street average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Upper Walthamstow Road has the 34th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street and the 321st highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -19.6%.

🔎 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 3QG, 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 Upper Walthamstow Road are based on 108 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 Upper Walthamstow Road, London, E17 3QG

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 3QG

Average Price
£618,043

Semi-Detached
£1,041,880

Terraced
£703,529

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£435,086

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Upper Walthamstow Road

Average Price
£670,717

Semi-Detached
£1,146,245

Terraced
£881,935

Detached
£1,166,263

Flats/Maisonettes
£405,326

Other
£214,375

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Upper Walthamstow Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
27A Upper Walthamstow Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£590,000	2025-01-10	£615,370
25A Upper Walthamstow Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£560,000	2024-08-05	£600,288
29A Upper Walthamstow Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£530,000	2024-03-21	£562,923
57 Upper Walthamstow Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£461,520	2023-07-28	£496,765
8 Upper Walthamstow Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£562,000	2022-12-16	£589,988

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 3QG

Employment

E17 3QG area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	120
Part-Time Employee	46
Self-Employed	44
Retired	39
Student (economically inactive)	24
Looking after home or family	17
Other	16
Unemployed	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Education	28
Human health and social work activities	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Transport and storage	11
Construction	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Other	9
Manufacturing	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Information and communication	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Financial and insurance activities	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	1,163 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	3,576 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	4,798 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	5,219 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	456 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Brooke Road , Walthamstow E17 9HJ	4out of 4	624 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	638 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Henry Maynard Primary School 101 Maynard Road , Walthamstow E17 9JE	3out of 4	841 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Emmanuel Community School The Drive , Walthamstow E17 3BN	3out of 4	1,083 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	588 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	796 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,128 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	1,606 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	2,190 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	861 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,362 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	1,507 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,902 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	4,809 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	2,667 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,958 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,571 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,842 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	768 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	769 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	1,614 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Snaresbrook Prep School 75 Woodford Road , South Woodford E18 2EA	- not rated	1,759 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	2,047 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
AAVO	193 Wood Street	362 yd
Maiger	167a Wood Street	396 yd
Moonlight Cafe	143 Wood Street	396 yd
Dudley's	145 Wood Street	398 yd
Chocolatine Bakery	131 Wood Street	404 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Walthamstow Cricket&LawnTennis Club	48a Greenway Avenue	307 yd
The Dukes Head	112 Wood Street	474 yd
The Flower Pot	The Flower Pot Public House, 126-128 Wood Street	474 yd
Luke’s Cider Tap	3 Georgian Village, 100 Wood Street	482 yd
The Lord Raglan	The Lord Raglan Public House, 199 Shernhall Street	821 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Strawberry Hill	169 Wood Street	396 yd
Charcoal Grill	155 Wood Street	396 yd
Jungle Braai	115 Wood Street	440 yd
Golden Chicken	127 Wood Street	440 yd
The Brothers Fish Bar	122 Wood Street	474 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	12-20 Wood Street		603 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Peterhouse Centre PETERHOUSE PETERHOUSE FOREST RISE		213 yd
Walthamstow Cricket Lawn Tennis And Squash Club 48A 48A GREENWAY AVENUE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	312 yd
Pure Muscles Gym (Waltham Forest) 247-251 247-251 Wood Street	health and fitness suite	427 yd
Warwick School For Boys (Closed) Barrett Road		461 yd
Sylvestrian Leisure Centre COLLEGE PLACE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	546 yd
St Gabriels Church And Family Centre ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE HAVANT ROAD		574 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Walthamstow House Site) SHERNHALL STREET		727 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Wiseman House Site) WISEMAN HOUSE SITE WISEMAN HOUSE SITE SHERNHALL STREET		797 yd
Whitefield Schools MACDONALD ROAD		880 yd
Frederick Bremer School SIDDELEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	919 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	88.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	87.3%

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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	115.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.9 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.