Heathcroft Gardens, London, E17 4DY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 4DY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.6%	51.6%	1.0%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	49.4%	48.4%	-1.0%	49.0%	-0.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	40.9%	40.7%	-0.2%	37.9%	2.8%
Married: Opposite sex	44.4%	41.8%	-2.6%	44.2%	-2.4%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	3.3%	2.7%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	6.5%	9.7%	3.2%	9.1%	0.6%
Widowed	4.8%	3.8%	-1.0%	6.1%	-2.3%

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	45.9%	47.4%	1.5%	48.4%	-1.0%
Good health	36.2%	35.5%	-0.7%	33.6%	1.9%
Fair health	13.4%	12.4%	-1.0%	12.7%	-0.3%
Bad health	3.5%	3.3%	-0.2%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	1%	1.4%	0.4%	1.2%	0.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.3%	17.8%	-10.5%	18.2%	-0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12%	9.9%	-2.1%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15%	13%	-2.0%	13.4%	-0.4%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	4%	2.2%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	12.1%	2.1%	16.9%	-4.8%
Degree or Similar	24.1%	40.2%	16.1%	33.8%	6.4%
Other	8.8%	2.9%	-5.9%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.6% 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	1.4%	3.7%	2.3%	1.1%	2.6%
Chinese	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	1.2%	3%	1.8%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	8.7%	18.4%	9.7%	2.7%	15.7%
Other Asian	4.8%	6.4%	1.6%	1.6%	4.8%
Black African	11.4%	8.3%	-3.1%	2.5%	5.8%
Black Caribbean	7.6%	6.6%	-1.0%	1.0%	5.6%
Other Black	4.1%	5.2%	1.1%	0.5%	4.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	1%	1%	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	0.7%	-2.8%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	2.1%	3%	0.9%	0.8%	2.2%
White	50.6%	38.6%	-12.0%	81.4%	-42.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Arab	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	1.2%	2.3%	1.1%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62% 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	66.5%	62%	-4.5%	83.2%	-21.2%
European Union	9.1%	11.5%	2.4%	6.1%	5.4%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	1.7%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	8.7%	7.3%	-1.4%	2.7%	4.6%
Middle East and Asia	10.1%	14.4%	4.3%	5.6%	8.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	2.6%	-1.1%	1.3%	1.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.3%	62.1%	-3.2%	83.2%	-21.1%
10+ Years	3.5%	26.4%	22.9%	9.8%	16.6%
5-10 Years	6.2%	6.6%	0.4%	2.9%	3.7%
2-5 Years	5%	2.8%	-2.2%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	20%	2.1%	-17.9%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76%	76.7%	-0.7%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Romania	6.3%	0.9%	5.4%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.6%	37.2%	-18.6%
Christian	42.5%	46.2%	-3.7%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	3.1%	1.7%	1.4%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	27.7%	6.5%	21.2%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Heathcroft Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Heathcroft Gardens was 36.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.2% lower than the Chapel End average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Heathcroft Gardens has the 20th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End and the 130th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -60.9%.

🔎 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 4DY, 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 Heathcroft Gardens are based on 1 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 Heathcroft Gardens, London, E17 4DY

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 4DY

Average Price
£509,373

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£509,373

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Heathcroft Gardens

Average Price
£527,493

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£527,493

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Heathcroft GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Heathcroft Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£226,500	2008-04-30	£530,010

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 4DY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	146
Retired	52
Self-Employed	50
Part-Time Employee	47
Looking after home or family	44
Student (economically inactive)	28
Unemployed	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Other	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	39
Education	28
Construction	27
Human health and social work activities	24
Administrative and support service activities	17
Other	16
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Information and communication	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Manufacturing	11
Transport and storage	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Real estate activities	6

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	2,060 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	3,320 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	3,439 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	4,898 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	5,027 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	210 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn Primary School 105 Selwyn Avenue , E4 9NE	4out of 4	908 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn Primary School Cavendish Road , E4 9NG	- not rated	908 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn Primary School Cavendish Road , Chingford E4 9NG	- not rated	908 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn Infants' School Selwyn Avenue , Highams Park E4 9NE	- not rated	908 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	633 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rush Croft Sports College Rushcroft Road , Chingford E4 8SG	- not rated	1,094 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	1,094 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	- not rated	1,135 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School 34 Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	3out of 4	1,135 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,102 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,230 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,836 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,147 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	5,021 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	3,923 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,923 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,612 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	5,270 yd	Foundation school	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	601 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield School Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	3out of 4	601 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Clarke School Vincent Road , E4 9PP	- not rated	939 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Clarke School Vincent Road , E4 9PP	3out of 4	939 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookfield House School Alders Avenue , IG8 9PY	- not rated	978 yd	Academy special converter	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
Wadham Cafe	159 Wadham Road	557 yd
The Galley	213 Fulbourne Road	592 yd
Role2play	75 Fulbourne Road	713 yd
Kathy's Cafe at Peter May Sports Centre	135 Wadham Road	736 yd
Ruttle & Rowe Coffee Co	19 Victoria Road	741 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Royal Oak	320 Hale End Road	642 yd
The Bar/Cafe	Peter May Sports Centre, 135 Wadham Road	737 yd
The County Arms	420 Hale End Road	905 yd
Vino Tap	2a Winchester Road	956 yd
The Stag & Lantern	11-12 The Broadway	973 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sushi Glamour	200 Winchester Road	405 yd
Sea Breeze	385 Hale End Road	553 yd
Curry in a Hurry	151 Wadham Road	557 yd
Highams Kebab House	17 Winchester Road	883 yd
Paya	31 Winchester Road	883 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Forest Community Association Guildford Road		193 yd
Whitefield Schools MACDONALD ROAD		576 yd
Frederick Bremer School SIDDELEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	646 yd
Kitchener Road Park (Closed) Kitchener Road	grass pitches	725 yd
Match Day Centres (Wadham Lodge) Brookscroft Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	763 yd
Peter May Sports Centre Wadham Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	783 yd
Hale End (Arsenal Fc Academy) Wadham Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	928 yd
Hornbeam Academy (Brookfield House Site) ALDERS AVENUE		976 yd
South Chingford Foundation School RUSHCROFT ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,091 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	139.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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