Chingford Road, London, E17 5AB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 5AB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.4%	51.8%	1.4%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	49.6%	48.2%	-1.4%	49.0%	-0.8%

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	37.7%	41.8%	4.1%	37.9%	3.9%
Married: Opposite sex	51%	45.8%	-5.2%	44.2%	1.6%
Separated	4.2%	2.3%	-1.9%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	4.5%	5.6%	1.1%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	2.6%	4.6%	2.0%	6.1%	-1.5%

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 (88.4%) 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	51.2%	52.7%	1.5%	48.4%	4.3%
Good health	36%	35.7%	-0.3%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	9.7%	9.3%	-0.4%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	1.6%	1.8%	0.2%	4.0%	-2.2%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	1.2%	-0.7%

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 50.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.4%	11.8%	-6.6%	18.2%	-6.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.4%	8.9%	-0.5%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.6%	8.9%	-2.7%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	3.3%	0.7%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	15.7%	6.7%	16.9%	-1.2%
Degree or Similar	35.8%	50.2%	14.4%	33.8%	16.4%
Other	13.2%	1.3%	-11.9%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.3% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	4.7%	3.9%	-0.8%	3.1%	0.8%
Pakistani	7.6%	6.9%	-0.7%	2.7%	4.2%
Other Asian	10.5%	4.1%	-6.4%	1.6%	2.5%
Black African	9.7%	5.1%	-4.6%	2.5%	2.6%
Black Caribbean	3.7%	3.3%	-0.4%	1.0%	2.3%
Other Black	3.4%	1.5%	-1.9%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	1%	1%	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0.8%	1.0%
White	51.7%	65.3%	13.6%	81.4%	-16.1%
Arab	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.8%	3.3%	2.5%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.7% 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	65.9%	65.7%	-0.2%	83.2%	-17.5%
European Union	6.3%	14.4%	8.1%	6.1%	8.3%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	5.2%	3.6%	0.8%	4.4%
Africa	10.8%	5.7%	-5.1%	2.7%	3.0%
Middle East and Asia	13.6%	6.2%	-7.4%	5.6%	0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	2.8%	1.2%	1.3%	1.5%
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	65.1%	65.7%	0.6%	83.2%	-17.5%
10+ Years	3.4%	20.4%	17.0%	9.8%	10.6%
5-10 Years	5.8%	3.9%	-1.9%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	6.8%	4.6%	-2.2%	2.2%	2.4%
Less than 2 years	18.9%	5.4%	-13.5%	1.9%	3.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72%	76.7%	-4.7%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Romania	6.9%	0.9%	6.0%
Other EU countries	4.4%	1.5%	2.9%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	3.6%	13.5%	-9.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40%	37.2%	2.8%
Christian	32.3%	46.2%	-13.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	4.6%	1.7%	2.9%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	13.8%	6.5%	7.3%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is Chingford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Chingford Road was 63.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 34.5% lower than the Chapel End average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Chingford Road has the 45th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End and the 280th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 39.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -50.5%.

🔎 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. 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 5AB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 6/10 (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 Chingford Road are based on 541 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 Chingford Road, London, E17 5AB

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 5AB

Average Price
£586,832

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£586,832

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chingford Road

Average Price
£486,648

Semi-Detached
£604,246

Terraced
£557,228

Detached
£722,644

Flats/Maisonettes
£332,076

Other
£1,550,529

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chingford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
241 Chingford Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£545,000	2023-05-02	£594,699
231 Chingford Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£630,000	2023-01-20	£663,390
247 Chingford Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£632,500	2021-12-02	£723,151
287 Chingford Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2021-09-02	£346,002
229 Chingford Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£458,000	2020-07-22	£551,170

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 5AB

Employment

E17 5AB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% 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	121
Self-Employed	56
Retired	29
Part-Time Employee	27
Looking after home or family	16
Student (economically inactive)	13
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Human health and social work activities	25
Education	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Construction	19
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Other	13
Transport and storage	11
Information and communication	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	1,358 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	2,411 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	3,599 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,868 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	4,838 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre Beresford Road , E17 4LN	3out of 4	319 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel End Junior Academy Roberts Road , Walthamstow E17 4LS	3out of 4	327 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chapel End Junior School Roberts Road , Walthamstow E17 4LS	- not rated	327 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Winns Primary School Fleeming Road , Walthamstow E17 5ET	3out of 4	740 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Primary Academy Billet Road , Waltham Forest E17 5DP	3out of 4	771 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	776 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The McEntee School Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	- not rated	824 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	961 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	991 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rush Croft Sports College Rushcroft Road , Chingford E4 8SG	- not rated	1,113 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	177 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	701 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	1,903 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,590 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	3,957 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	3,363 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,363 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,380 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	5,239 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
21st Century Academy 107 Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 4PN	- not rated	406 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	539 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools and Centre Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	- not rated	1,065 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield School Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	3out of 4	1,065 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,351 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
Monoux Coffee Shop	214-216 Chingford Road	329 yd
Island Spot Cuisine	16 Chingford Road	546 yd
Wynwood Coffee House	2a Chingford Road	546 yd
Buhler & Co	8 Chingford Road	546 yd
Viva! Vegan Ltd	Fellowship Square, Assembly Hall, 701 Forest Road	583 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dog & Duck Public House/Sourdough Saloon	222 Chingford Road	329 yd
The Bell	617 Forest Road	687 yd
The Bar/Cafe	Peter May Sports Centre, 135 Wadham Road	766 yd
Hoe Street Club & Institute	Hoe Street Club And Institute, 9a Hoe Street	773 yd
Walthamstow Trade Hall & Institute	17 Hoe Street	897 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Original Chicken Express	130 Chingford Road	302 yd
Better Coffee Corner	Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre, 170 Chingford Road	317 yd
AFC	232 Chingford Road	329 yd
Monoux Fish Bar	220 Chingford Road	329 yd
Wonder Chicken	635 Forest Road	687 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	617b Forest Road	687 yd
Tesco	12-20 Wood Street	1,050 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue	1,085 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Aveling Park School (Closed) Aveling Park Road	grass pitches	135 yd
Sir George Monoux College CHINGFORD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	177 yd
Waltham Forest Pool & Track (Closed) Chingford Road	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	291 yd
Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK CHINGFORD ROAD	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	297 yd
Lloyd Park BEDFORD ROAD	tennis courts	478 yd
Match Day Centres (Wadham Lodge) Brookscroft Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	492 yd
George White Sports Ground BILLET ROAD	grass pitches	618 yd
The Community Pool At Waltham Forest College WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE FOREST ROAD	swimming pool	670 yd
Kitchener Road Park (Closed) Kitchener Road	grass pitches	683 yd
Hale End (Arsenal Fc Academy) Wadham Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	776 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.1%

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	3.9%

Download Speed

Median download speed	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	210.2 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	22.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 5AB