Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4PP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E17 4PP is primarily male, with 56.3% of the population 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	47.5%	43.8%	-3.7%	51.0%	-7.2%
Male	52.5%	56.3%	3.8%	49.0%	7.3%

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	35.7%	39.7%	4.0%	37.9%	1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	49.3%	45.2%	-4.1%	44.2%	1.0%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	3.6%	1.4%	-2.2%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	7.1%	5.2%	-1.9%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	3.6%	7.2%	3.6%	6.1%	1.1%

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 (90.3%) 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	46.6%	60.8%	14.2%	48.4%	12.4%
Good health	36.5%	29.5%	-7.0%	33.6%	-4.1%
Fair health	10.7%	6.5%	-4.2%	12.7%	-6.2%
Bad health	5.3%	3%	-2.3%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	1.2%	-1.0%

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 50.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.2%	24.6%	6.4%	18.2%	6.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.8%	3.5%	-3.3%	9.6%	-6.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.7%	5.2%	-5.5%	13.4%	-8.2%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	2.9%	1.1%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	11.6%	0.2%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	37.9%	50.7%	12.8%	33.8%	16.9%
Other	13.2%	1.4%	-11.8%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.2% 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%	1.3%	1.3%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	2.8%	0.4%	-2.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	6.2%	0.6%	-5.6%	3.1%	-2.5%
Pakistani	9.8%	4.1%	-5.7%	2.7%	1.4%
Other Asian	9.3%	42.8%	33.5%	1.6%	41.2%
Black African	8.1%	3.4%	-4.7%	2.5%	0.9%
Black Caribbean	3.7%	0.6%	-3.1%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	3.7%	1.1%	-2.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	2.4%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	48.3%	39.2%	-9.1%	81.4%	-42.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	3.1%	2.1%	-1.0%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.9% 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	52%	51.9%	-0.1%	83.2%	-31.3%
European Union	14.6%	13.7%	-0.9%	6.1%	7.6%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	8.7%	3%	-5.7%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	18.5%	27.7%	9.2%	5.6%	22.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	1.3%	-2.4%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50.8%	52%	1.2%	83.2%	-31.2%
10+ Years	5.3%	35.1%	29.8%	9.8%	25.3%
5-10 Years	8.7%	6%	-2.7%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	8.1%	5.4%	-2.7%	2.2%	3.2%
Less than 2 years	27%	1.5%	-25.5%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.4%	76.7%	-0.3%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Lithuania	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other EU countries	3.5%	1.5%	2.0%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	3.7%	13.5%	-9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.9%	37.2%	-15.3%
Christian	20.9%	46.2%	-25.3%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	42.8%	1.7%	41.1%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	8.2%	6.5%	1.7%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Forest Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Forest Road was 587.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 487.7% higher than the Chapel End average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Forest Road has the highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End and the 15th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 162.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 7.3%.

🔎 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. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,200

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E17 4PP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 10/10 (very high )
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 1531 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 4PP

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 4PP

Average Price
£417,027

Semi-Detached
£451,059

Terraced
£583,498

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£216,384

Other
£262,038

Estimated Average Property Prices for Forest Road

Average Price
£485,091

Semi-Detached
£685,786

Terraced
£594,926

Detached
£1,278,211

Flats/Maisonettes
£367,956

Other
£738,160

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Forest Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
591 Forest Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£715,000	2024-06-26	£787,699
601 Forest Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£470,000	2021-02-22	£533,815
583 Forest Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£10,250	2018-03-26	£11,136
613 Forest Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£363,000	2016-10-26	£416,054
First Floor Flat 611 Forest Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£337,000	2016-07-15	£392,727

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 4PP

Employment

E17 4PP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 21% 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 4PP area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in E17 4PP 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 Employee	108
Self-Employed	74
Part-Time Employee	32
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	31
Retired	30
Student (economically inactive)	27
Looking after home or family	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	7
Unemployed	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Construction	21
Other	19
Administrative and support service activities	16
Financial and insurance activities	16
Human health and social work activities	13
Education	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Transport and storage	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Information and communication	10
Real estate activities	6
Manufacturing	3
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	891 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	1,763 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,669 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	4,472 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	5,323 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenleaf Primary School Greenleaf Road , Walthamstow E17 6QW	4out of 4	405 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Winns Primary School Fleeming Road , Walthamstow E17 5ET	3out of 4	435 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Emmanuel Community School The Drive , Walthamstow E17 3BN	3out of 4	609 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	915 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre Beresford Road , E17 4LN	3out of 4	966 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	830 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	964 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	1,082 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,314 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	1,623 yd	Community school	No	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	719 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	732 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	1,421 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,226 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	3,345 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	2,822 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,041 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,877 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,231 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	816 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	1,415 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,472 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	1,569 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	2,023 yd	Community special 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
Afters Walthamstow	589 Forest Road	20 yd
Le Delice in the Park	Lloyd Park Lodge, Lloyd Park, Forest Road	20 yd
Brown Sugar and Spice Caribbean Joint	613 Forest Road	20 yd
Villa	579 Forest Road	42 yd
Yellow Warbler	10 Chingford Road	87 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hoe Street Club & Institute	Hoe Street Club And Institute, 9a Hoe Street	122 yd
The Bell	617 Forest Road	177 yd
Walthamstow Trade Hall & Institute	17 Hoe Street	239 yd
Rose & Crown Public House	The Rose And Crown Public House, 53 Hoe Street	456 yd
The Goose/Loco Loco/El Rodeo Mexicano/Burrito Bandits	264 Hoe Street	823 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Frey Restaurant	24 Hoe Street	82 yd
Eat Tabaq Chicken & Pizza	10 Hoe Street	92 yd
Morleys	12 Hoe Street	92 yd
Shun Lung	First Floor Flat, 20 Hoe Street	92 yd
Five Star Fish Bar	442 Forest Road	167 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	617b Forest Road	177 yd
Nisa - Hoe Street Supermarket & Post Office	242 Hoe Street	823 yd
Lidl UK	Lidl, 38 Selborne Walk	871 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 5 Selborne Road	875 yd
Asda Supermarket	19 Selborne Walk	962 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lloyd Park BEDFORD ROAD	tennis courts	310 yd
Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK CHINGFORD ROAD	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	486 yd
Ymca Walthamstow (East London) FOREST ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	495 yd
Waltham Forest Pool & Track (Closed) Chingford Road	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	501 yd
The Community Pool At Waltham Forest College WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE FOREST ROAD	swimming pool	609 yd
Aveling Park School (Closed) Aveling Park Road	grass pitches	654 yd
Sir George Monoux College CHINGFORD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	697 yd
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		706 yd
Priory Court Residents And Community Association PRIORY COURT		761 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Walthamstow House Site) SHERNHALL STREET		831 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	132 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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