Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 6JQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 6JQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.3%	50.8%	1.5%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	50.7%	49.2%	-1.5%	49.0%	0.2%

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 6JQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48% 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	39.2%	48%	8.8%	37.9%	10.1%
Married: Opposite sex	42%	33.5%	-8.5%	44.2%	-10.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	3.9%	2.7%	-1.2%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	8.8%	10.3%	1.5%	9.1%	1.2%
Widowed	6%	4.5%	-1.5%	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 (85.2%) 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	46.4%	54.5%	8.1%	48.4%	6.1%
Good health	39%	30.7%	-8.3%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	8.8%	11.1%	2.3%	12.7%	-1.6%
Bad health	3.4%	2.8%	-0.6%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	2.4%	0.9%	-1.5%	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 43.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.1%	18.6%	-1.5%	18.2%	0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11%	5.1%	-5.9%	9.6%	-4.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.5%	9.6%	0.1%	13.4%	-3.8%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	3.9%	2.1%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	15.3%	7.9%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	28.6%	43.8%	15.2%	33.8%	10.0%
Other	21.6%	3.6%	-18.0%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.8% 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	2.4%	0.2%	-2.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	3.1%	-2.4%
Pakistani	8.5%	5.2%	-3.3%	2.7%	2.5%
Other Asian	10.6%	8.5%	-2.1%	1.6%	6.9%
Black African	0.3%	5.4%	5.1%	2.5%	2.9%
Black Caribbean	4.5%	6.3%	1.8%	1.0%	5.3%
Other Black	1.9%	0.5%	-1.4%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	2.8%	0.7%	0.8%	2.0%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	1.6%	0.8%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.2%	2.3%	-0.9%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	3.2%	2.6%	-0.6%	0.8%	1.8%
White	56.5%	52.8%	-3.7%	81.4%	-28.6%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	2.7%	1.2%	-1.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	2.7%	8.2%	5.5%	1.6%	6.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.8% 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	51.2%	55.8%	4.6%	83.2%	-27.4%
European Union	23.1%	22.7%	-0.4%	6.1%	16.6%
Rest of Europe	4%	5.9%	1.9%	0.8%	5.1%
Africa	3.4%	2.6%	-0.8%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	14.9%	8.7%	-6.2%	5.6%	3.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.4%	4.3%	0.9%	1.3%	3.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50.1%	55.5%	5.4%	83.2%	-27.7%
10+ Years	5%	25.2%	20.2%	9.8%	15.4%
5-10 Years	9.8%	11.8%	2.0%	2.9%	8.9%
2-5 Years	15.6%	4.7%	-10.9%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	19.4%	2.8%	-16.6%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.6%	76.7%	-13.1%
Ireland	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	5.2%	1.3%	3.9%
Romania	5.4%	0.9%	4.5%
Other EU countries	7.1%	1.5%	5.6%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.6%	37.2%	-6.6%
Christian	39.8%	46.2%	-6.4%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	3.1%	1.7%	1.4%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	16.7%	6.5%	10.2%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Forest Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Forest Road was 143.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.6% lower than the High Street average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Forest Road has the 21st highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street and the 169th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 54.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -4.6%.

🔎 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 6JQ, 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 - 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 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 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 6JQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 6JQ

Average Price
£439,281

Semi-Detached
£441,340

Terraced
£574,234

Detached
£599,111

Flats/Maisonettes
£308,234

Other
£7,281

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
100 Forest Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£655,000	2022-12-15	£681,589
Ground Floor Shop 160 Forest Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£10,000	2022-06-28	£10,686
174 Forest Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2021-02-05	£334,567
172 Forest Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£570,000	2020-07-17	£684,651
106 Forest Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£330,000	2020-06-19	£392,342

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 6JQ

Employment

E17 6JQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	138
Self-Employed	51
Retired	35
Part-Time Employee	28
Looking after home or family	19
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	25
Construction	23
Human health and social work activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Education	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Other	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	7
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Transport and storage	2
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	1,297 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	1,723 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	2,639 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	4,502 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre Woodlands Park Road , Tottenham N15 3SD	4out of 4	4,526 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stoneydown Park School Pretoria Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6JY	3out of 4	285 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Longfield Avenue , E17 7DP	3out of 4	399 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillyfield Primary Academy Higham Hill Road , E17 6ED	3out of 4	592 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mission Grove Primary School Buxton Road , Walthamstow E17 7EJ	3out of 4	775 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenleaf Primary School Greenleaf Road , Walthamstow E17 6QW	4out 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	392 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School Waltham Forest Silver Birch House , E17 5SD	4out of 4	854 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	1,635 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kelmscott School Markhouse Road , Walthamstow E17 8DN	3out of 4	1,644 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,714 yd	Community school	No	Girls	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	162 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,914 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,992 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	2,078 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,913 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	1,854 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	2,974 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,277 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	5,376 yd	Foundation school	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	713 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,512 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	1,529 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hyland House School Holcombe Road , Tottenham N17 9AB	- not rated	2,420 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	2,580 yd	Community 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
Forest Bistro Cafe	209 Forest Road	60 yd
Jaunty Coffee	147 Forest Road	179 yd
Canteen at Big Creative Education	38 Clifton Avenue	299 yd
Smart Buns	7 Market Parade, Forest Road	376 yd
L’Artisan Cafe	116a Palmerston Road	394 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lord Palmerston	252 Forest Road	418 yd
Big Penny Social	Unit 1, Forest Trading Estate, Priestley Way	634 yd
The Blackhorse/Dodici Pizze	1 Wickford Way	689 yd
Signature Brew Ltd	Unit 15, Uplands Business Park, Blackhorse Lane	747 yd
The Bank And Number 9	7 - 9 St Andrews Road, Exmouth	748 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pasta Evangelists	160 Forest Road	2 yd
Malar Spice	156-158 Forest Road	2 yd
Mikos Gyros Walthamstow	160 Forest Road	2 yd
Fu Lam	215 Forest Road	60 yd
Forest Chippy	154 Forest Road	71 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	82-84 Forest Road	259 yd
Lidl	43-49 High Street	705 yd
Farmfoods	46 High Street	739 yd
Sainsbury's	112 High Street	779 yd
Tesco	43-45 St James Street	854 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Willowfield Humanities College BLACKHORSE ROAD		528 yd
Harmony Hall TRURO ROAD		782 yd
Eden Girls School Waltham Forest BLACKHORSE LANE		865 yd
Priory Court Residents And Community Association PRIORY COURT		924 yd
Douglas Eyre Sports Ground Coppermill Lane	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	958 yd
The Gym (Walthamstow) Selborne Walk	health and fitness suite	982 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	70.2%

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	3.5%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	7.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	160 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	14 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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