Brettenham Avenue, London, E17 5DG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 5DG is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.7%	51.5%	0.8%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	49.3%	48.5%	-0.8%	49.0%	-0.5%

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	31.8%	40.9%	9.1%	37.9%	3.0%
Married: Opposite sex	55.7%	45.4%	-10.3%	44.2%	1.2%
Married: Same sex	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	5.4%	7.3%	1.9%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	3.4%	4.5%	1.1%	6.1%	-1.6%

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%) 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	44.3%	52.2%	7.9%	48.4%	3.8%
Good health	42.7%	37.8%	-4.9%	33.6%	4.2%
Fair health	9.6%	7.7%	-1.9%	12.7%	-5.0%
Bad health	2.5%	1.5%	-1.0%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.5%

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 46.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.6%	13.8%	-6.8%	18.2%	-4.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.9%	7.4%	-7.5%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.6%	11.5%	-7.1%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	1%	3.2%	2.2%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.8%	14.7%	6.9%	16.9%	-2.2%
Degree or Similar	28%	46.2%	18.2%	33.8%	12.4%
Other	9.1%	3.2%	-5.9%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.2% 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	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	3.1%	-2.3%
Pakistani	5.3%	4%	-1.3%	2.7%	1.3%
Other Asian	2.1%	3.5%	1.4%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	9.4%	5.8%	-3.6%	2.5%	3.3%
Black Caribbean	5%	6.3%	1.3%	1.0%	5.3%
Other Black	3%	1.5%	-1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.6%	2%	0.4%	0.8%	1.2%
White	58.5%	70.2%	11.7%	81.4%	-11.2%
Arab	7.3%	0.3%	-7.0%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	2.3%	2.3%	0.0%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.2% 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	72.2%	69.2%	-3.0%	83.2%	-14.0%
European Union	9.6%	16.6%	7.0%	6.1%	10.5%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	2%	0.4%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	6.9%	3.5%	-3.4%	2.7%	0.8%
Middle East and Asia	5.3%	4%	-1.3%	5.6%	-1.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	3.5%	-0.2%	1.3%	2.2%
Oceania	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70%	69.4%	-0.6%	83.2%	-13.8%
10+ Years	2.8%	20.6%	17.8%	9.8%	10.8%
5-10 Years	3%	6.5%	3.5%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	6.9%	2%	-4.9%	2.2%	-0.2%
Less than 2 years	17.4%	1.5%	-15.9%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.2%	76.7%	-0.5%
Ireland	4.2%	0.6%	3.6%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Poland	3.5%	1.3%	2.2%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	3.7%	13.5%	-9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.3%	37.2%	-0.9%
Christian	44%	46.2%	-2.2%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	11.7%	6.5%	5.2%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Brettenham Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brettenham Avenue was 91.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 5.4% lower than the Chapel End average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Brettenham Avenue has the 35th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End and the 296th highest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -21.3%.

🔎 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 5DG, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Brettenham Avenue are based on 20 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 Brettenham Avenue, London, E17 5DG

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 5DG

Average Price
£555,004

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£616,291

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£3,416

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brettenham Avenue

Average Price
£534,209

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£636,786

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£480,368

Other
£2,065

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brettenham AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Brettenham Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£537,000	2023-12-11	£584,154
12 Brettenham Avenue, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£3,495	2022-09-29	£3,399
12 Brettenham Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£602,500	2021-09-30	£620,587
3 Brettenham Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£660,000	2021-03-22	£748,901
9 Brettenham Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£628,000	2020-10-02	£713,359

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 5DG

Employment

E17 5DG area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	129
Part-Time Employee	44
Self-Employed	40
Retired	36
Student (economically inactive)	21
Other	15
Unemployed	11
Looking after home or family	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Construction	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Human health and social work activities	25
Education	24
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	20
Administrative and support service activities	16
Other	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Transport and storage	9
Financial and insurance activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Information and communication	4
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	1,636 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	2,501 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	3,402 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,556 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	5,172 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walthamstow Primary Academy Billet Road , Waltham Forest E17 5DP	3out of 4	401 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Chapel End Junior Academy Roberts Road , Walthamstow E17 4LS	3out of 4	460 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chapel End Junior School Roberts Road , Walthamstow E17 4LS	- not rated	460 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre Beresford Road , E17 4LN	3out of 4	475 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Roger Ascham Primary School 1 Wigton Road , Walthamstow E17 5HU	3out of 4	556 yd	Academy converter	Yes	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	402 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The McEntee School Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	- not rated	454 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rush Croft Sports College Rushcroft Road , Chingford E4 8SG	- not rated	1,033 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	1,033 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,304 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	538 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,067 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	1,776 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,918 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	3,610 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
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,132 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,614 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,614 yd	Community school	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	195 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
21st Century Academy 107 Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 4PN	- not rated	599 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	988 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Morris School Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	- not rated	988 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chingford House School 22 Marlborough Road , E4 9AL	- not rated	1,204 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
O'Cha Thai	60 Billet Road	362 yd
Monoux Coffee Shop	214-216 Chingford Road	382 yd
Monoux 2 Coffee House	99 Billet Road	404 yd
Deeney's Cafe	William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road	767 yd
Buhler & Co	8 Chingford Road	782 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dog & Duck Public House/Sourdough Saloon	222 Chingford Road	382 yd
The Bar/Cafe	Peter May Sports Centre, 135 Wadham Road	851 yd
The Bell	617 Forest Road	958 yd
Hoe Street Club & Institute	Hoe Street Club And Institute, 9a Hoe Street	992 yd
Walthamstow Trade Hall & Institute	17 Hoe Street	1,080 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
AFC	232 Chingford Road	382 yd
Monoux Fish Bar	220 Chingford Road	382 yd
Original Chicken Express	130 Chingford Road	516 yd
Better Coffee Corner	Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre, 170 Chingford Road	666 yd
Hotwings Fried Chicken	198 Billet Road	743 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue	796 yd
Tesco	617b Forest Road	958 yd
Morrison's Supermarket	6 Salisbury Hall Gardens, Chingford Road	1,061 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
George White Sports Ground BILLET ROAD	grass pitches	264 yd
Aveling Park School (Closed) Aveling Park Road	grass pitches	266 yd
The Mcentee School (Closed) Billet Road	grass pitches, swimming pool	453 yd
Walthamstow Academy BILLET ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	516 yd
Sir George Monoux College CHINGFORD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	539 yd
Lloyd Park BEDFORD ROAD	tennis courts	585 yd
Britannia Playing Fields BILLET ROAD	grass pitches	623 yd
Tyne Acre Playing Fields (Closed) Billet Road	grass pitches	642 yd
Waltham Forest Pool & Track (Closed) Chingford Road	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	652 yd
Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK CHINGFORD ROAD	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	655 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	80.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	80.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	80.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	80.0%

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	20.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	351.4 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	35 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 5DG