Forest Road is in Walthamstow, London and in Waltham Forest district. E17 4AH is located in the Hale End and Highams Park electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4AH and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: E17 4AJ, E17 4AW, E17 4AD, E17 3RP, E17 4AP, E17 4AR, E17 3RN, E17 4BW, E17 4BT.

Forest Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Forest Road are based on 1403 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 4AH

Average Price
£418,940
Semi-Detached
£711,880
Terraced
£569,104
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£319,651
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Forest Road

Average Price
£458,254
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Forest Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
1007 Forest Road, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£975,0002022-06-28 £916,311
1045B Forest Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£420,0002022-01-06 £410,518
Flat A 1039 Forest Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£354,7602021-09-28 £341,643
1043 Forest Road, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£580,0002021-02-12 £573,976
1043 Forest Road, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£500,0002020-09-16 £523,221

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Church Hill Nursery School
Woodbury Road, Walthamstow E17 9SB 		1,622 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Low Hall Nursery School
Low Hall Lane, Walthamstow E17 8BE 		3,089 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Acacia Nursery
Cecil Road, Leytonstone E11 3HF 		4,186 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pembury House Nursery School
Lansdowne Road, Tottenham N17 9XE 		5,229 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ronald Openshaw Nursery School
Henniker Road, Stratford E15 1JP 		5,449 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Woodside Primary Academy
Wood Street, E17 3JX 		518 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Thorpe Hall Primary School
123 Hale End Road, Walthamstow E17 4DP 		554 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School
Shernhall Street, Walthamstow E17 3EA 		877 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Mary's CofE Primary School
Brooke Road, Walthamstow E17 9HJ 		1,277 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre
Beresford Road, E17 4LN 		1,282 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Frederick Bremer School
Siddeley Road, Walthamstow E17 4EY 		407 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Family Catholic School
1 Shernhall Street, Walthamstow E17 3EA 		845 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Walthamstow School for Girls
Church Hill, Walthamstow E17 9RZ 		1,564 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4South Chingford Foundation School
Stadium Close, Chingford E4 8SG 		1,702 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Highams Park School
34 Handsworth Avenue, Highams Park E4 9PJ 		1,800 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWaltham Forest College
Forest Road, Walthamstow E17 4JB 		954 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSir George Monoux College
Chingford Road, Walthamstow E17 5AA 		1,191 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeyton Sixth Form College
Essex Road, Leyton E10 6EQ 		2,166 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBig Creative Academy
38, Clifton Avenue, Walthamstow E17 6HL 		3,091 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedAda National College for Digital Skills
Broad Lane, Tottenham Hale N15 4AG 		5,015 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4George Mitchell School
Farmer Road, Leyton E10 5DN 		3,314 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Buxton School
234 Cann Hall Road, Leytonstone E11 3NN 		4,558 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Tottenham
Ashley Road, Tottenham Hale N17 9LN 		4,689 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Whitefield Schools
Macdonald Road, Walthamstow E17 4AZ 		307 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedForest School
College Place, Snaresbrook E17 3PY 		1,134 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Joseph Clarke School
Vincent Road, E4 9PP 		1,588 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Aubyn's School
Bunces Lane, IG8 9DU 		1,596 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSnaresbrook Prep School
75 Woodford Road, South Woodford E18 2EA 		1,608 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
MyShish20 Woodford New Road440 yd
SI5 Spy Missions65 Fulbourne Road664 yd
DNR 1710 Wood Street676 yd
Aysel's Cakes46 Wood Street689 yd
Role2play75 Fulbourne Road695 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Luke’s Cider Tap3 Georgian Village, 100 Wood Street819 yd
The Dukes Head112 Wood Street852 yd
The Flower PotThe Flower Pot Public House, 126-128 Wood Street852 yd
Walthamstow Cricket&LawnTennis Club48a Greenway Avenue931 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
QFC36 Wood Street697 yd
Wongs Chinese Takeaway42 Wood Street697 yd
Dixy Original Chicken & Pizza48 Wood Street697 yd
Titanic851 Forest Road715 yd
Mini Hiba/GDK Kitchen6 Golden Parade, Wood Street747 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco12-20 Wood Street697 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Whitefield Schools
MACDONALD ROAD 		444 yd
Frederick Bremer School
SIDDELEY ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite580 yd
Peterhouse Centre
PETERHOUSE PETERHOUSE FOREST RISE 		596 yd
St Gabriels Church And Family Centre
ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE HAVANT ROAD 		807 yd
Sylvestrian Leisure Centre
COLLEGE PLACE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool911 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Walthamstow House Site)
SHERNHALL STREET 		916 yd
Walthamstow Cricket Lawn Tennis And Squash Club
48A 48A GREENWAY AVENUE 		grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts969 yd
Forest Community Association
Guildford Road 		989 yd
The Community Pool At Waltham Forest College
WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE FOREST ROAD 		swimming pool1,061 yd
Pure Muscles Gym (Waltham Forest)
247-251 247-251 Wood Street 		health and fitness suite1,071 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 88.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 88.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 88.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 88.6%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s9.1%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s11.4%

Download Speed

Median download speed200 Mbit/s
Average download speed331.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed30.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed115 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Forest Road dangerous?

In 2023, 304 crimes were reported near Forest Road . 33% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of E17 4AH.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 304
Violence And Sexual Offences 79
Anti Social Behaviour 77
Vehicle Crime 55
Burglary 23
Criminal Damage And Arson 21
Other Theft 19
Drugs 16
Other Crime 5
Public Order 4
Bicycle Theft 2
Possession Of Weapons 1
Robbery 1
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of E17 4AH.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Wigram Square428 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hylands Road124 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Grantock Road437 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Woodstock Road231 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Woodstock Road231 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Radbourne Crescent317 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Radbourne Crescent317 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftUnder investigationOn or near Radbourne Crescent317 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Radbourne Crescent317 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hylands Road124 yd

Employment

E17 4AH area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 4AH area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee119
Self-Employed53
Retired35
Part-Time Employee23
Looking after home or family22
Unemployed19
Other18
Student (economically inactive)18
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7

Employment Industry

Education25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Human health and social work activities20
Construction12
Administrative and support service activities12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Accommodation and food service activities11
Information and communication11
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Other8
Transport and storage7
Real estate activities6
Financial and insurance activities6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Manufacturing2
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female202
Male206

Partnership Status

Single155
Married: Opposite sex126
Married: Same sex7
Separated5
Divorced19
Widowed12

Health

Very good health222
Good health134
Fair health36
Bad health10
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications61
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 20
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 35
Apprenticeship18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 39
Degree or Similar 151
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi5
Indian8
Pakistani49
Other Asian23
Black African21
Black Caribbean36
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean12
Mixed Other8
White195
Roma12
Arab3
Other19

Country of Birth

United Kingdom257
European Union64
Rest of Europe8
Africa29
Middle East and Asia32
The Americas and the Caribbean16
Oceania1
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK257
10+ Years90
5-10 Years33
2-5 Years22
Less than 2 years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom307
Ireland10
France1
Italy5
Portugal1
Spain4
Lithuania2
Poland10
Romania15
Other EU countries15
Other Europe3
North Africa2
South and Eastern Africa3
Southern Asia5
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America2
No passport held18

Religion

No religion105
Christian143
Buddhist5
Hindu11
Jewish10
Muslim105
Other religion3
Not answered28
↑