Higham Hill Road, London, E17 5RG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 5RG 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	48.1%	51.5%	3.4%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	51.9%	48.5%	-3.4%	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	42.6%	40.7%	-1.9%	37.9%	2.8%
Married: Opposite sex	36.1%	44.4%	8.3%	44.2%	0.2%
Separated	2.8%	2.6%	-0.2%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	14.4%	10.7%	-3.7%	9.1%	1.6%
Widowed	4.2%	1.5%	-2.7%	6.1%	-4.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.7%	42.3%	1.6%	48.4%	-6.1%
Good health	37.2%	40.5%	3.3%	33.6%	6.9%
Fair health	15.4%	11.2%	-4.2%	12.7%	-1.5%
Bad health	6%	5%	-1.0%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 43.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19%	15.9%	-3.1%	18.2%	-2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.3%	11.4%	-3.9%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.5%	10%	-2.5%	13.4%	-3.4%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	3%	1.6%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.1%	13.7%	2.6%	16.9%	-3.2%
Degree or Similar	26.4%	43.9%	17.5%	33.8%	10.1%
Other	14.4%	2.2%	-12.2%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.8% 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%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	0%	1.2%	1.2%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	5.3%	6.5%	1.2%	2.7%	3.8%
Other Asian	8.4%	7.1%	-1.3%	1.6%	5.5%
Black African	7.4%	6.8%	-0.6%	2.5%	4.3%
Black Caribbean	12.3%	9.7%	-2.6%	1.0%	8.7%
Other Black	1.8%	0.6%	-1.2%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.2%	0.3%	-3.9%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.8%	0.1%
White	54%	53.8%	-0.2%	81.4%	-27.6%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	4.9%	9.1%	4.2%	1.6%	7.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.1% 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	58.2%	53.1%	-5.1%	83.2%	-30.1%
European Union	18.2%	23%	4.8%	6.1%	16.9%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	5%	3.2%	0.8%	4.2%
Africa	7%	4.7%	-2.3%	2.7%	2.0%
Middle East and Asia	8.4%	10.6%	2.2%	5.6%	5.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.3%	3.2%	-3.1%	1.3%	1.9%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.5%	53.3%	-4.2%	83.2%	-29.9%
10+ Years	3.9%	28.1%	24.2%	9.8%	18.3%
5-10 Years	4.2%	11.2%	7.0%	2.9%	8.3%
2-5 Years	15.1%	5.6%	-9.5%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	19.3%	1.8%	-17.5%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.9%	76.7%	-17.8%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	7.1%	1.3%	5.8%
Romania	7.1%	0.9%	6.2%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Other Europe	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	6%	13.5%	-7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.9%	37.2%	-13.3%
Christian	44.5%	46.2%	-1.7%
Hindu	6.8%	1.7%	5.1%
Muslim	13.6%	6.5%	7.1%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	9.1%	6.0%	3.1%

Safety

Is Higham Hill Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Higham Hill Road was 122.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 26.4% higher than the Chapel End average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Higham Hill Road has the 26th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End and the 217th highest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 42.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -68.0%.

🔎 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. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,200

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E17 5RG, 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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Higham Hill Road are based on 285 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 Higham Hill Road, London, E17 5RG

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 5RG

Average Price
£501,302

Semi-Detached
£764,810

Terraced
£509,603

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£440,782

Estimated Average Property Prices for Higham Hill Road

Average Price
£492,156

Semi-Detached
£527,706

Terraced
£551,108

Detached
£694,708

Flats/Maisonettes
£296,352

Other
£376,329

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Higham Hill Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
278 Higham Hill Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£270,000	2025-09-08	£263,727
319 Higham Hill Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£50,000	2024-04-15	£51,289
284 Higham Hill Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£505,000	2023-07-12	£553,345
321 Higham Hill Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£70,000	2022-09-12	£68,084
310 Higham Hill Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£450,000	2021-06-30	£463,990

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 5RG

Employment

E17 5RG area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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 5RG area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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 5RG 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	83
Self-Employed	38
Part-Time Employee	34
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	27
Retired	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Student (economically inactive)	17
Looking after home or family	14
Other	9
Unemployed	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Construction	16
Administrative and support service activities	15
Human health and social work activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Education	9
Information and communication	8
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Other	3
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	2,122 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	2,244 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	2,441 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	3,859 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	4out of 4	4,211 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whittingham Primary Academy Higham Hill Road , Walthamstow E17 5QX	3out of 4	165 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whittingham Community Primary School Higham Hill Road , Walthamstow E17 5QX	- not rated	165 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillyfield Primary Academy Higham Hill Road , E17 6ED	3out of 4	422 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillyfield Primary School Higham Hill Road , E17 6ED	- not rated	422 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edward Redhead Infant and Nursery School Higham Hill Road , Walthamstow E17 6ED	- not rated	422 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest Blackhorse Lane , Walthamstow E17 5SD	4out of 4	646 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	880 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The McEntee School Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	- not rated	959 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	1,328 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rush Croft Sports College Rushcroft Road , Chingford E4 8SG	- not rated	1,982 yd	Community 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	999 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,603 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,963 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	2,583 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Tottenham Centre , High Road N15 4RU	- not rated	3,088 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 N17 9LN	4out of 4	2,007 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,789 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,789 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edmonton County School Great Cambridge Road , EN1 1HQ	- not rated	5,327 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	528 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Morris School Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	- not rated	528 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	542 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	941 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
21st Century Academy 107 Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 4PN	- not rated	1,320 yd	Other independent 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
Hilly Cafe	311 Higham Hill Road	33 yd
Phoenix	278 Higham Hill Road	33 yd
Jam Shack at The Tavern On The Hill	318 Higham Hill Road	33 yd
The Dragon Flame at Tavern on the Hill	318 Higham Hill Road	33 yd
Home Made Community Cafe	Higham Hill Hub, Higham Hill Park, Hecham Close	130 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tavern on the Hill	318 Higham Hill Road	33 yd
The Bank And Number 9	7 - 9 St Andrews Road, Exmouth	538 yd
Big Penny Social	Unit 1, Forest Trading Estate, Priestley Way	863 yd
Signature Brew Ltd	Unit 15, Uplands Business Park, Blackhorse Lane	878 yd
The Lord Palmerston	252 Forest Road	964 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Food Express	315 Higham Hill Road	33 yd
La Villa Pizzeria	208 Higham Hill Road	189 yd
Khushboo	192 Higham Hill Road	470 yd
Hotwings Fried Chicken	198 Billet Road	599 yd
Billet Fish Bar	196 Billet Road	599 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Eden Girls School Waltham Forest BLACKHORSE LANE		670 yd
Priory Court Residents And Community Association PRIORY COURT		679 yd
Cheney Row Open Space CHENEY ROW OPEN SPACE CHENEY ROW OPEN SPACE CHENEY ROW	cycling	742 yd
The Mcentee School (Closed) Billet Road	grass pitches, swimming pool	958 yd
Walthamstow Academy BILLET ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	1,010 yd
Britannia Playing Fields BILLET ROAD	grass pitches	1,031 yd
George White Sports Ground BILLET ROAD	grass pitches	1,091 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.9%

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	5.1%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	130.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 5RG