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

Nearby postcodes are: E17 4EJ, E17 4ER, E17 4EA, E17 4ES, E17 4EL, E17 4DZ, E17 4EU, E17 4ED, E17 4DX.

The Highams Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Highams are based on 13 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 4EN

Average Price
£272,866
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£299,381
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£270,657
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Highams

Average Price
£272,866
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The HighamsStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
3 The Highams, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£189,9952023-03-28 £178,363
1A The Highams, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£159,0002017-06-29 £160,492
7 The Highams, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£317,5002016-11-11 £320,586
6 The Highams, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£130,0002011-02-21 £253,311
5 The Highams, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£133,0002008-09-19 £299,381

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 		1,942 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Low Hall Nursery School
Low Hall Lane, Walthamstow E17 8BE 		3,223 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pembury House Nursery School
Lansdowne Road, Tottenham N17 9XE 		4,604 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Acacia Nursery
Cecil Road, Leytonstone E11 3HF 		5,050 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Thorpe Hall Primary School
123 Hale End Road, Walthamstow E17 4DP 		435 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre
Beresford Road, E17 4LN 		616 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chapel End Junior Academy
Roberts Road, Walthamstow E17 4LS 		625 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Selwyn Primary School
105 Selwyn Avenue, E4 9NE 		720 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Woodside Primary Academy
Wood Street, E17 3JX 		1,069 yd Academy sponsor led 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 		683 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4South Chingford Foundation School
Stadium Close, Chingford E4 8SG 		742 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Family Catholic School
1 Shernhall Street, Walthamstow E17 3EA 		1,245 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Highams Park School
34 Handsworth Avenue, Highams Park E4 9PJ 		1,249 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Walthamstow Academy
Billet Road, Walthamstow E17 5DP 		1,378 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSir George Monoux College
Chingford Road, Walthamstow E17 5AA 		778 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWaltham Forest College
Forest Road, Walthamstow E17 4JB 		1,090 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBig Creative Academy
38, Clifton Avenue, Walthamstow E17 6HL 		2,796 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeyton Sixth Form College
Essex Road, Leyton E10 6EQ 		2,900 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon Academy of Excellence Tottenham
Lilywhite House, 780 High Road N17 0BX 		4,592 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
3out of 4George Mitchell School
Farmer Road, Leyton E10 5DN 		3,897 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Tottenham
Ashley Road, Tottenham Hale N17 9LN 		4,212 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Buxton School
234 Cann Hall Road, Leytonstone E11 3NN 		5,434 yd Foundation school Yes 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 		719 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Joseph Clarke School
Vincent Road, E4 9PP 		1,103 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedWalthamstow Montessori School
Penryhn Hall, Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA 		1,272 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Burnside Secondary PRU
Burnside Avenue, 2 Burnside Avenue E4 8YJ 		1,678 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Aubyn's School
Bunces Lane, IG8 9DU 		1,763 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
Wadham Cafe159 Wadham Road290 yd
The Galley213 Fulbourne Road392 yd
Kathy's Cafe at Peter May Sports Centre135 Wadham Road448 yd
Ruttle & Rowe Coffee Co19 Victoria Road599 yd
Role2play75 Fulbourne Road606 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Bar/CafePeter May Sports Centre, 135 Wadham Road450 yd
Dog & Duck Public House/Sourdough Saloon222 Chingford Road806 yd
The Royal Oak320 Hale End Road812 yd
Vino Tap2a Winchester Road981 yd
The County Arms420 Hale End Road1,006 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Curry in a Hurry151 Wadham Road290 yd
Sushi Glamour200 Winchester Road337 yd
Sea Breeze385 Hale End Road722 yd
AFC232 Chingford Road806 yd
Monoux Fish Bar220 Chingford Road806 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco12-20 Wood Street1,064 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Forest Community Association
Guildford Road 		218 yd
Kitchener Road Park (Closed)
Kitchener Road 		grass pitches426 yd
Match Day Centres (Wadham Lodge)
Brookscroft Road 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches479 yd
Peter May Sports Centre
Wadham Road 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite564 yd
Frederick Bremer School
SIDDELEY ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite591 yd
Whitefield Schools
MACDONALD ROAD 		598 yd
Hale End (Arsenal Fc Academy)
Wadham Road 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches647 yd
Sir George Monoux College
CHINGFORD ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite838 yd
South Chingford Foundation School
RUSHCROFT ROAD 		artificial grass pitch864 yd
Parmiters Sports Ground
PARMITERS SPORTS GROUND PARMITERS SPORTS GROUND NELSON ROAD 		grass pitches963 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 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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed18.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed22.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed3.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is The Highams Street dangerous?

In 2023, 459 crimes were reported near The Highams . Only 22% 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 4EN.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 459
Violence And Sexual Offences 146
Anti Social Behaviour 119
Vehicle Crime 64
Criminal Damage And Arson 32
Drugs 26
Burglary 20
Public Order 18
Other Theft 16
Other Crime 11
Robbery 3
Theft From The Person 2
Bicycle Theft 1
Shoplifting 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Hale End Road422 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Trevose Road419 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Guildford Road157 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Guildford Road157 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Evanston Avenue184 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near The Close260 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Hale End Road260 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Woodend Road541 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Fulbourne Road451 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Fulbourne Road451 yd

Employment

E17 4EN 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.

The percentage of student residents living in E17 4EN area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee110
Self-Employed46
Retired33
Part-Time Employee31
Student (economically inactive)25
Looking after home or family14
Other11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)9
Unemployed6
Long-Term Sick or disabled6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Human health and social work activities22
Construction20
Education15
Accommodation and food service activities12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Other10
Information and communication8
Financial and insurance activities8
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Transport and storage8
Administrative and support service activities4
Real estate activities3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1
Manufacturing1

People

Gender

Female169
Male171

Partnership Status

Single121
Married: Opposite sex139
Separated3
Divorced11
Widowed11

Health

Very good health188
Good health108
Fair health32
Bad health9
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications51
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 28
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 43
Degree or Similar 129
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi7
Indian12
Pakistani64
Other Asian35
Black African5
Black Caribbean21
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African5
Mixed White and Caribbean10
Mixed Other1
White152
Roma1
Arab2
Other18

Country of Birth

United Kingdom202
European Union52
Rest of Europe5
Africa13
Middle East and Asia56
The Americas and the Caribbean13
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK202
10+ Years81
5-10 Years25
2-5 Years12
Less than 2 years20

Passport Held

United Kingdom253
Ireland4
France1
Italy1
Spain1
Lithuania1
Poland2
Romania22
Other EU countries17
Other Europe1
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa2
South and Eastern Africa5
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia10
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America1
No passport held15

Religion

No religion75
Christian132
Buddhist6
Hindu3
Muslim87
Sikh4
Other religion1
Not answered32
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