Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 5JR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 5JR has a slightly higher male population, with 51.3% of residents 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	50%	48.7%	-1.3%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	50%	51.3%	1.3%	49.0%	2.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around E17 5JR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.1% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	44.8%	52.1%	7.3%	37.9%	14.2%
Married: Opposite sex	37.4%	36.1%	-1.3%	44.2%	-8.1%
Separated	4.6%	1.6%	-3.0%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	8.9%	7.6%	-1.3%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	4.3%	2.6%	-1.7%	6.1%	-3.5%

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 (86.1%) 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	50.2%	48.9%	-1.3%	48.4%	0.5%
Good health	32.5%	37.2%	4.7%	33.6%	3.6%
Fair health	10.9%	10.7%	-0.2%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	5.7%	2.5%	-3.2%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.4%	22.3%	-8.1%	18.2%	4.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.6%	7.9%	-0.7%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12%	13.4%	1.4%	13.4%	0.0%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	4.2%	2.4%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.3%	12.8%	4.5%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	25.8%	36.9%	11.1%	33.8%	3.1%
Other	13.2%	2.6%	-10.6%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.3% 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	7.3%	0.6%	-6.7%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	0.7%	1.9%	1.2%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	2.6%	3.2%	0.6%	3.1%	0.1%
Pakistani	22.7%	15.6%	-7.1%	2.7%	12.9%
Other Asian	5.9%	5.9%	0.0%	1.6%	4.3%
Black African	7.1%	8.4%	1.3%	2.5%	5.9%
Black Caribbean	4.5%	3.8%	-0.7%	1.0%	2.8%
Other Black	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	1.5%	1.3%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	1.7%	1.9%	0.2%	0.8%	1.1%
White	38.9%	44.3%	5.4%	81.4%	-37.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.2%	1.3%	1.1%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	4.5%	8%	3.5%	1.6%	6.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.3%	48.6%	-4.7%	83.2%	-34.6%
European Union	18.7%	24.7%	6.0%	6.1%	18.6%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	3.8%	1.7%	0.8%	3.0%
Africa	5.2%	5.1%	-0.1%	2.7%	2.4%
Middle East and Asia	16.6%	13.7%	-2.9%	5.6%	8.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4%	4%	0.0%	1.3%	2.7%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 29.8% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.4%	48.6%	-3.8%	83.2%	-34.6%
10+ Years	4.7%	29.8%	25.1%	9.8%	20.0%
5-10 Years	9.2%	8.5%	-0.7%	2.9%	5.6%
2-5 Years	12.6%	6.3%	-6.3%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	21.1%	6.8%	-14.3%	1.9%	4.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.6%	76.7%	-14.1%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	6.7%	1.3%	5.4%
Romania	6.3%	0.9%	5.4%
Other EU countries	7.1%	1.5%	5.6%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.1%	37.2%	-15.1%
Christian	41%	46.2%	-5.2%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	4.8%	1.7%	3.1%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	23.3%	6.5%	16.8%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Forest Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Forest Road was 133.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 38.2% lower than the High Street average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Forest Road has the 23rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street and the 190th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 40.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -46.8%.

🔎 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. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,300

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E17 5JR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 8/10 (high )
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) - 8/10 (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 5JR

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 5JR

Average Price
£427,539

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£564,049

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£348,788

Other
£354,008

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
337A Forest Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£345,158	2024-05-31	£369,231
391 Forest Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2021-04-30	£451,860
391 Forest Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£415,000	2017-02-17	£459,984
345A Forest Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£270,000	2016-04-29	£318,203
391 Forest Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2014-08-14	£462,739

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 5JR

Employment

E17 5JR area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 22% 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 5JR 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	84
Part-Time Employee	39
Student (economically inactive)	33
Retired	27
Looking after home or family	21
Other	21
Unemployed	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Construction	25
Human health and social work activities	24
Administrative and support service activities	19
Education	17
Transport and storage	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Other	8
Manufacturing	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Information and communication	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2

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	1,333 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	1,496 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,024 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	4,813 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	4,866 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	348 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Winns Primary School Fleeming Road , Walthamstow E17 5ET	3out of 4	459 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillyfield Primary Academy Higham Hill Road , E17 6ED	3out of 4	496 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stoneydown Park School Pretoria Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6JY	3out of 4	783 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mission Grove Primary School Buxton Road , Walthamstow E17 7EJ	3out of 4	879 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	972 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School Waltham Forest Silver Birch House , E17 5SD	4out of 4	1,105 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	1,163 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,302 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,647 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	731 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,320 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,430 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,637 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	2,649 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	2,349 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	2,947 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	5,218 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,330 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	925 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	1,000 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,241 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	2,105 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Burnside Secondary PRU Burnside Avenue , 2 Burnside Avenue E4 8YJ	3out of 4	2,263 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Smart Buns	7 Market Parade, Forest Road	224 yd
Ginger Woo	374 Forest Road	311 yd
L’Artisan Cafe	116a Palmerston Road	381 yd
Tommy’s Tuck Inn Café	422 Forest Road	423 yd
Le Fraisier	88 Palmerston Road	444 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lord Palmerston	252 Forest Road	176 yd
Walthamstow Trade Hall & Institute	17 Hoe Street	614 yd
Rose & Crown Public House	The Rose And Crown Public House, 53 Hoe Street	644 yd
Hoe Street Club & Institute	Hoe Street Club And Institute, 9a Hoe Street	714 yd
The Chequers	145 High Street	750 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Favorite N Tasty	262 Forest Road	176 yd
Tennessee Peri Peri Chicken	274 Forest Road	176 yd
Pizza Dal Maestro	9 Market Parade, Forest Road	224 yd
Oriental Kitchen	6 Market Parade, Forest Road	224 yd
The Biryani Factory	134 Palmerston Road	292 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl UK	Lidl, 38 Selborne Walk	838 yd
Asda Supermarket	19 Selborne Walk	838 yd
Tesco	82-84 Forest Road	845 yd
Tesco	617b Forest Road	865 yd
Sainsbury's	112 High Street	871 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Priory Court Residents And Community Association PRIORY COURT		464 yd
Lloyd Park BEDFORD ROAD	tennis courts	657 yd
Harmony Hall TRURO ROAD		723 yd
The Gym (Walthamstow) Selborne Walk	health and fitness suite	835 yd
Aveling Park School (Closed) Aveling Park Road	grass pitches	1,035 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	200.9 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	21.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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