Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 5JE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 5JE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47%	50.3%	3.3%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	53%	49.7%	-3.3%	49.0%	0.7%

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	43.5%	41.4%	-2.1%	37.9%	3.5%
Married: Opposite sex	44.4%	44.3%	-0.1%	44.2%	0.1%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.4%	1.6%	-1.8%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	3.7%	7.5%	3.8%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	4%	4.6%	0.6%	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 (87.6%) 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	49.5%	51.5%	2.0%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	36.4%	36.1%	-0.3%	33.6%	2.5%
Fair health	8.7%	7.5%	-1.2%	12.7%	-5.2%
Bad health	4.7%	2.7%	-2.0%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	0.7%	2.2%	1.5%	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 53.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.8%	16.3%	-2.5%	18.2%	-1.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.3%	6.8%	-2.5%	9.6%	-2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.5%	7.5%	-3.0%	13.4%	-5.9%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	3.6%	1.1%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	9.4%	2.0%	16.9%	-7.5%
Degree or Similar	37.7%	53.7%	16.0%	33.8%	19.9%
Other	13.9%	2.6%	-11.3%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.6% 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	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.5%	3.8%	0.3%	3.1%	0.7%
Pakistani	19.8%	10.7%	-9.1%	2.7%	8.0%
Other Asian	12.4%	5.9%	-6.5%	1.6%	4.3%
Black African	2.2%	3.5%	1.3%	2.5%	1.0%
Black Caribbean	6.4%	5.4%	-1.0%	1.0%	4.4%
Other Black	1.5%	0.5%	-1.0%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	2.7%	1.0%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	2.1%	0.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0.5%	2.1%	1.6%	0.8%	1.3%
White	46.3%	57.6%	11.3%	81.4%	-23.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.5% 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	54.2%	59.5%	5.3%	83.2%	-23.7%
European Union	15.8%	20.4%	4.6%	6.1%	14.3%
Rest of Europe	2%	2.7%	0.7%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	2.5%	2.9%	0.4%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	22.3%	9.4%	-12.9%	5.6%	3.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	4.6%	1.6%	1.3%	3.3%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
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	52.2%	59.2%	7.0%	83.2%	-24.0%
10+ Years	9.4%	23.5%	14.1%	9.8%	13.7%
5-10 Years	9.7%	9.3%	-0.4%	2.9%	6.4%
2-5 Years	5%	5.6%	0.6%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	23.8%	2.4%	-21.4%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.8%	76.7%	-8.9%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Lithuania	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Poland	3.5%	1.3%	2.2%
Romania	6.8%	0.9%	5.9%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.7%	37.2%	-2.5%
Christian	34.4%	46.2%	-11.8%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Jewish	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Muslim	16.1%	6.5%	9.6%
Sikh	4%	0.9%	3.1%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is Forest Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Forest Road was 55.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.9% lower than the Chapel End average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Forest Road has the 38th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End and the 237th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -16.5%.

🔎 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 5JE, 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 1568 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 5JE

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 5JE

Average Price
£208,088

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£243,902

Other
£172,273

Estimated Average Property Prices for Forest Road

Average Price
£479,326

Semi-Detached
£686,962

Terraced
£600,888

Detached
£1,332,496

Flats/Maisonettes
£357,635

Other
£687,716

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Forest Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
422A Forest Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£169,000	2023-05-17	£171,412
422A Forest Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2016-03-15	£224,605
422A Forest Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£157,000	2016-03-08	£176,315
406 Forest Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£120,000	2010-08-10	£242,683
422A Forest Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£47,500	2002-02-27	£147,235

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 5JE

Employment

E17 5JE area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% 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	124
Self-Employed	56
Retired	39
Part-Time Employee	25
Unemployed	14
Student (economically inactive)	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Looking after home or family	11
Other	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Education	24
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Other	17
Construction	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Transport and storage	13
Human health and social work activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Information and communication	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	3

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	918 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	1,629 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,540 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	4,291 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	4,491 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 80 Greenleaf Road , Walthamstow E17 6QW	3out of 4	233 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Winns Primary School Fleeming Road , Walthamstow E17 5ET	3out of 4	378 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Emmanuel Community School The Drive , Walthamstow E17 3BN	2out of 4	686 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Hillyfield Primary Academy Higham Hill Road , E17 6ED	3out of 4	979 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillyfield Primary School Higham Hill Road , E17 6ED	- not rated	979 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	866 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,107 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	1,119 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The McEntee School Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	- not rated	1,225 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	1,452 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	879 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	891 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	1,255 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,260 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	3,775 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	2,778 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	2,778 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	2,889 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,897 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	5,187 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	395 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	868 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Academy De London 1st, 2nd & 3rd Floors , 294-298 Hoe Street E17 9QD	- not rated	1,045 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alpha Preparatory School 89 Vallentin Road , E17 3JJ	- not rated	1,385 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	1,436 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tommy’s Tuck Inn Café	422 Forest Road	2 yd
Ginger Woo	374 Forest Road	114 yd
Deeney's Cafe	William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road	163 yd
Shri Lakshmi Foods	82 Hoe Street	225 yd
Waffle’N Cafe/Creme/Smash’N Pizza/Eggnest/ibite/DonerCraft	80 Hoe Street	225 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Walthamstow Trade Hall & Institute	17 Hoe Street	271 yd
Hoe Street Club & Institute	Hoe Street Club And Institute, 9a Hoe Street	312 yd
Rose & Crown Public House	The Rose And Crown Public House, 53 Hoe Street	431 yd
The Bell	617 Forest Road	447 yd
The Lord Palmerston	252 Forest Road	591 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Quattro Stagioni	402 Forest Road	114 yd
Five Star Fish Bar	442 Forest Road	119 yd
EATaliano Pizzeria	64 Hoe Street	233 yd
Pizza Gogo Walthamstow	62 Hoe Street	233 yd
Phoenix Peri Peri	96 Hoe Street	245 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	617b Forest Road	447 yd
Lidl UK	Lidl, 38 Selborne Walk	802 yd
Nisa - Hoe Street Supermarket & Post Office	242 Hoe Street	827 yd
Asda Supermarket	19 Selborne Walk	864 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 5 Selborne Road	874 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lloyd Park BEDFORD ROAD	tennis courts	321 yd
Priory Court Residents And Community Association PRIORY COURT		553 yd
Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK CHINGFORD ROAD	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	705 yd
Waltham Forest Pool & Track (Closed) Chingford Road	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	718 yd
Aveling Park School (Closed) Aveling Park Road	grass pitches	739 yd
Ymca Walthamstow (East London) FOREST ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	766 yd
Harmony Hall TRURO ROAD		837 yd
The Gym (Walthamstow) Selborne Walk	health and fitness suite	845 yd
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		867 yd
Sir George Monoux College CHINGFORD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	879 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	87.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	95.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	147.58 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	147.58 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	23.72 Mbit/s

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