Beacontree Avenue, London, E17 4BT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 4BT 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	53%	49.5%	-3.5%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	47%	50.5%	3.5%	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 vicinity of E17 4BT there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 51.8% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.5%	34%	-1.5%	37.9%	-3.9%
Married: Opposite sex	53.4%	51.8%	-1.6%	44.2%	7.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Separated	1.5%	2.4%	0.9%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	5.1%	6.6%	1.5%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	4.5%	3.3%	-1.2%	6.1%	-2.8%

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 (85.5%) 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	47.5%	50.5%	3.0%	48.4%	2.1%
Good health	36.4%	35%	-1.4%	33.6%	1.4%
Fair health	13%	11.4%	-1.6%	12.7%	-1.3%
Bad health	2.8%	3.1%	0.3%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.2%	-1.2%

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	23.6%	15.4%	-8.2%	18.2%	-2.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	8.4%	-3.8%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.8%	7.8%	-5.0%	13.4%	-5.6%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	3%	1.2%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	14.5%	3.5%	16.9%	-2.4%
Degree or Similar	29.3%	45.8%	16.5%	33.8%	12.0%
Other	9.3%	5.1%	-4.2%	2.8%	2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.4% 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	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	0.2%	1.4%	1.2%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	0.5%	2.4%	1.9%	3.1%	-0.7%
Pakistani	14.9%	14.8%	-0.1%	2.7%	12.1%
Other Asian	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	5.2%	2.1%	-3.1%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	8.5%	6.9%	-1.6%	1.0%	5.9%
Other Black	3.3%	3.6%	0.3%	0.5%	3.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.8%	0.4%
White	58.9%	59.4%	0.5%	81.4%	-22.0%
Arab	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.5% 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	73.3%	68.5%	-4.8%	83.2%	-14.7%
European Union	6.4%	14.6%	8.2%	6.1%	8.5%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	1.9%	0.2%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	4.7%	3.1%	-1.6%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	10.2%	8.6%	-1.6%	5.6%	3.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	2.4%	-1.1%	1.3%	1.1%
Oceania	0.2%	1%	0.8%	0.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.9%	68.5%	-3.4%	83.2%	-14.7%
10+ Years	4%	19.6%	15.6%	9.8%	9.8%
5-10 Years	2.8%	8.4%	5.6%	2.9%	5.5%
2-5 Years	9.2%	1.9%	-7.3%	2.2%	-0.3%
Less than 2 years	12.1%	1.7%	-10.4%	1.9%	-0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.2%	76.7%	2.5%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Lithuania	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	8.6%	0.9%	7.7%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	3.3%	13.5%	-10.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.2%	37.2%	-7.0%
Christian	40.9%	46.2%	-5.3%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Jewish	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Muslim	17.8%	6.5%	11.3%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Beacontree Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Beacontree Avenue was 102.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.0% higher than the Chapel End average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

Beacontree Avenue has the 32nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End and the 271st highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 17.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 4.5%.

🔎 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 4BT, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 4/10 (below 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 Beacontree Avenue are based on 85 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 Beacontree Avenue, London, E17 4BT

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 4BT

Average Price
£758,353

Semi-Detached
£1,016,971

Terraced
£758,124

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£328,548

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Beacontree Avenue

Average Price
£815,920

Semi-Detached
£949,246

Terraced
£825,582

Detached
£939,594

Flats/Maisonettes
£325,121

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Beacontree AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
30 Beacontree Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£750,000	2022-07-18	£796,212
3 Beacontree Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,090,000	2021-06-18	£1,277,931
12 Beacontree Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£775,000	2021-02-18	£872,082
Flat 2 2 Beacontree Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2021-02-16	£371,741
18 Beacontree Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£611,500	2020-11-30	£688,101

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 4BT

Employment

E17 4BT area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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	100
Self-Employed	59
Retired	54
Part-Time Employee	50
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	20
Unemployed	15
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Education	39
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Construction	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Human health and social work activities	17
Transport and storage	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Other	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Manufacturing	7
Information and communication	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Real estate activities	4

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	1,789 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	3,251 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	4,321 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	5,303 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thorpe Hall Primary School 123 Hale End Road , Walthamstow E17 4DP	3out of 4	480 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Woodside Primary Academy Wood Street , E17 3JX	4out of 4	681 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	1,036 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre Beresford Road , E17 4LN	3out of 4	1,312 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel End Junior Academy Roberts Road , Walthamstow E17 4LS	3out of 4	1,334 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	485 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,007 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	1,647 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School 34 Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	3out of 4	1,647 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,730 yd	Community school	No	Girls	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	1,090 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,259 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,330 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,210 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	5,132 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	3,486 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,688 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,788 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	380 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Forest School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	1,230 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Aubyn's School Bunces Lane , IG8 9DU	- not rated	1,428 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Clarke School Vincent Road , E4 9PP	3out of 4	1,433 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Snaresbrook Prep School 75 Woodford Road , South Woodford E18 2EA	- not rated	1,553 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
MyShish	20 Woodford New Road	380 yd
SI5 Spy Missions	65 Fulbourne Road	757 yd
Role2play	75 Fulbourne Road	766 yd
DNR 17	10 Wood Street	816 yd
Aysel's Cakes	46 Wood Street	842 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lokkum of Woodford	Woodford New Road	931 yd
Luke’s Cider Tap	3 Georgian Village, 100 Wood Street	987 yd
The Dukes Head	112 Wood Street	1,022 yd
The Flower Pot	The Flower Pot Public House, 126-128 Wood Street	1,022 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Titanic	851 Forest Road	847 yd
QFC	36 Wood Street	849 yd
Wongs Chinese Takeaway	42 Wood Street	849 yd
Dixy Original Chicken & Pizza	48 Wood Street	849 yd
Mini Hiba/GDK Kitchen	6 Golden Parade, Wood Street	910 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	12-20 Wood Street		849 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Whitefield Schools MACDONALD ROAD		492 yd
Frederick Bremer School SIDDELEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	645 yd
Peterhouse Centre PETERHOUSE PETERHOUSE FOREST RISE		741 yd
Forest Community Association Guildford Road		904 yd
St Gabriels Church And Family Centre ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE HAVANT ROAD		967 yd
Sylvestrian Leisure Centre COLLEGE PLACE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,019 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Walthamstow House Site) SHERNHALL STREET		1,068 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	207.9 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	24.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 4BT