Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4BP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 4BP has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	51.1%	49.5%	-1.6%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	48.9%	50.5%	1.6%	49.0%	1.5%

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 4BP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.8% 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	44.2%	47.8%	3.6%	37.9%	9.9%
Married: Opposite sex	39.8%	38.9%	-0.9%	44.2%	-5.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Separated	4.1%	1.5%	-2.6%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	8.2%	5.9%	-2.3%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	3.7%	3.7%	0.0%	6.1%	-2.4%

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 (87.2%) 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	40%	54.4%	14.4%	48.4%	6.0%
Good health	39.5%	32.8%	-6.7%	33.6%	-0.8%
Fair health	13.2%	8.8%	-4.4%	12.7%	-3.9%
Bad health	4.9%	2.5%	-2.4%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	2.4%	1.5%	-0.9%	1.2%	0.3%

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 45.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.8%	18.5%	-4.3%	18.2%	0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.6%	6.1%	-8.5%	9.6%	-3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.3%	10.6%	-3.7%	13.4%	-2.8%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	5.5%	2.8%	5.3%	0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.1%	11.8%	4.7%	16.9%	-5.1%
Degree or Similar	32%	45.8%	13.8%	33.8%	12.0%
Other	6.5%	1.8%	-4.7%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.1% 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%	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3%	2%	-1.0%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	10.5%	12.1%	1.6%	2.7%	9.4%
Other Asian	4.6%	5.7%	1.1%	1.6%	4.1%
Black African	4.6%	5.2%	0.6%	2.5%	2.7%
Black Caribbean	13%	8.9%	-4.1%	1.0%	7.9%
Other Black	2.2%	1%	-1.2%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	2%	0.9%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	6.8%	3%	-3.8%	0.9%	2.1%
Mixed Other	1.4%	2%	0.6%	0.8%	1.2%
White	46.2%	48.1%	1.9%	81.4%	-33.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	3%	3.0%	0.2%	2.8%
Arab	1.9%	0.7%	-1.2%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	2.7%	4.7%	2.0%	1.6%	3.1%

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	70.5%	63%	-7.5%	83.2%	-20.2%
European Union	8.1%	15.7%	7.6%	6.1%	9.6%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	2%	1.5%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	5.4%	7.1%	1.7%	2.7%	4.4%
Middle East and Asia	7.8%	7.8%	0.0%	5.6%	2.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.3%	3.9%	-3.4%	1.3%	2.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.9%	63%	-5.9%	83.2%	-20.2%
10+ Years	3%	22.1%	19.1%	9.8%	12.3%
5-10 Years	2.4%	8.1%	5.7%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	5.4%	5.4%	0.0%	2.2%	3.2%
Less than 2 years	20.3%	1.5%	-18.8%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.6%	76.7%	-1.1%
Ireland	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	2.5%	1.3%	1.2%
Romania	3.7%	0.9%	2.8%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.6%	37.2%	-11.6%
Christian	34.9%	46.2%	-11.3%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	2.7%	1.7%	1.0%
Jewish	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Muslim	25.6%	6.5%	19.1%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Forest Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Forest Road was 7.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 92.5% lower than the Chapel End average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Forest Road has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End and the 5th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 4.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,500

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E17 4BP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (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) - 7/10 (above 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 Forest Road are based on 1568 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 Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4BP

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 4BP

Average Price
£588,485

Semi-Detached
£537,544

Terraced
£594,853

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Forest Road

Average Price
£479,326

Semi-Detached
£686,962

Terraced
£600,888

Detached
£1,332,496

Flats/Maisonettes
£357,635

Other
£687,716

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Forest Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
981 Forest Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£490,000	2021-06-24	£563,902
951 Forest Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£491,000	2021-06-14	£565,052
953 Forest Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£495,000	2021-01-20	£558,802
979 Forest Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£505,000	2018-05-24	£641,454
963 Forest Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£460,344	2016-06-17	£619,875

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 4BP

Employment

E17 4BP 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	119
Self-Employed	53
Retired	35
Part-Time Employee	23
Looking after home or family	22
Unemployed	19
Other	18
Student (economically inactive)	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Education	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	20
Construction	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Information and communication	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Other	8
Transport and storage	7
Real estate activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Manufacturing	2
Mining and quarrying	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	1,474 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	2,942 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	4,102 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	4,104 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	5,138 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	373 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodside School Wood Street , E17 3JX	- not rated	373 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodside Junior School Wood Street , Walthamstow E17 3JX	- not rated	515 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodside Nursery and Infant School Wood Street , E17 3JX	- not rated	515 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thorpe Hall Primary School 123 Hale End Road , Walthamstow E17 4DP	3out of 4	618 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	356 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	700 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Warwick School for Boys Barrett Road , Walthamstow E17 3ND	- not rated	961 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,417 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Rush Croft Sports College Rushcroft Road , Chingford E4 8SG	- not rated	1,726 yd	Community school	No	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	825 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,115 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,047 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,968 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	5,247 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	3,179 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,179 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,477 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,579 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	5,382 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 and Centre Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	- not rated	279 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield School Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	3out of 4	279 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alpha Preparatory School 89 Vallentin Road , E17 3JJ	- not rated	852 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Forest School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	1,105 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Forest Preparatory School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	1,105 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
SI5 Spy Missions	65 Fulbourne Road	446 yd
DNR 17	10 Wood Street	448 yd
Aysel's Cakes	46 Wood Street	472 yd
Caffe Delight	30 Wood Street	478 yd
Artist's Lounge	66 Wood Street	478 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Luke’s Cider Tap	3 Georgian Village, 100 Wood Street	634 yd
The Dukes Head	112 Wood Street	674 yd
The Flower Pot	The Flower Pot Public House, 126-128 Wood Street	674 yd
Walthamstow Cricket&LawnTennis Club	48a Greenway Avenue	831 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
QFC	36 Wood Street	478 yd
Wongs Chinese Takeaway	42 Wood Street	478 yd
Dixy Original Chicken & Pizza	48 Wood Street	478 yd
Titanic	851 Forest Road	485 yd
Mini Hiba/GDK Kitchen	6 Golden Parade, Wood Street	546 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	12-20 Wood Street		478 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Whitefield Schools MACDONALD ROAD		291 yd
Frederick Bremer School SIDDELEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	390 yd
St Gabriels Church And Family Centre ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE HAVANT ROAD		601 yd
Peterhouse Centre PETERHOUSE PETERHOUSE FOREST RISE		627 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Walthamstow House Site) SHERNHALL STREET		697 yd
The Community Pool At Waltham Forest College WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE FOREST ROAD	swimming pool	830 yd
Walthamstow Cricket Lawn Tennis And Squash Club 48A 48A GREENWAY AVENUE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	897 yd
Forest Community Association Guildford Road		958 yd
Warwick School For Boys (Closed) Barrett Road		959 yd
Pure Muscles Gym (Waltham Forest) 247-251 247-251 Wood Street	health and fitness suite	977 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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	260.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	24.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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