Palmerston Road, London, E17 6PD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 6PD 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	45.8%	50.3%	4.5%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	54.2%	49.7%	-4.5%	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.

In the immediate area around E17 6PD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.7% 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	47.4%	51.7%	4.3%	37.9%	13.8%
Married: Opposite sex	41.1%	35.3%	-5.8%	44.2%	-8.9%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.2%	5%	1.8%	2.2%	2.8%
Divorced	6%	6.4%	0.4%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	1.8%	1.1%	-0.7%	6.1%	-5.0%

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 (88%) 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	51%	52.1%	1.1%	48.4%	3.7%
Good health	37.8%	35.9%	-1.9%	33.6%	2.3%
Fair health	8.9%	8.5%	-0.4%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	0%	0.7%	0.7%	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 45%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.9%	23.1%	5.2%	18.2%	4.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.5%	9.2%	-0.3%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.7%	8.3%	1.6%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	3.1%	2.4%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7%	8.3%	1.3%	16.9%	-8.6%
Degree or Similar	34.4%	45%	10.6%	33.8%	11.2%
Other	23.9%	3.1%	-20.8%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50.9% 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	4%	1.7%	-2.3%	1.1%	0.6%
Chinese	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	6.9%	0.9%	-6.0%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	13.8%	8%	-5.8%	2.7%	5.3%
Other Asian	7.5%	11.5%	4.0%	1.6%	9.9%
Black African	4.9%	7%	2.1%	2.5%	4.5%
Black Caribbean	5.2%	4.3%	-0.9%	1.0%	3.3%
Other Black	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	1.1%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	2%	1.1%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	1.4%	1.1%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.3%
White	43.2%	50.9%	7.7%	81.4%	-30.5%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	2.6%	1.5%	-1.1%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	5.2%	6.1%	0.9%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 45.1% 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	36.6%	45.1%	8.5%	83.2%	-38.1%
European Union	20.7%	28.4%	7.7%	6.1%	22.3%
Rest of Europe	4.3%	3.5%	-0.8%	0.8%	2.7%
Africa	8.4%	8.5%	0.1%	2.7%	5.8%
Middle East and Asia	25.1%	11.2%	-13.9%	5.6%	5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4%	2.2%	-1.8%	1.3%	0.9%
Oceania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 45.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 27.5% 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	36.6%	44.9%	8.3%	83.2%	-38.3%
10+ Years	11.8%	27.5%	15.7%	9.8%	17.7%
5-10 Years	18.2%	15.5%	-2.7%	2.9%	12.6%
2-5 Years	17.9%	7.2%	-10.7%	2.2%	5.0%
Less than 2 years	15.6%	5%	-10.6%	1.9%	3.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.1%	76.7%	-22.6%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	2.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Lithuania	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Poland	5.5%	1.3%	4.2%
Romania	7.2%	0.9%	6.3%
Other EU countries	9%	1.5%	7.5%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	3.5%	1.2%	2.3%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	5.2%	13.5%	-8.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.7%	37.2%	-12.5%
Christian	34.1%	46.2%	-12.1%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Muslim	31.4%	6.5%	24.9%
Other religion	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Palmerston Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Palmerston Road was 607.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 181.0% higher than the High Street average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Palmerston Road has the 5th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street and the 12th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 135.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -35.0%.

🔎 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. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,300

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E17 6PD, 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 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) - 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 Palmerston Road are based on 1451 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 Palmerston Road, London, E17 6PD

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 6PD

Average Price
£556,981

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£697,156

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£353,120

Other
£690,755

Estimated Average Property Prices for Palmerston Road

Average Price
£613,327

Semi-Detached
£912,437

Terraced
£1,051,768

Detached
£989,716

Flats/Maisonettes
£363,643

Other
£793,419

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Palmerston Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 22 Palmerston Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£356,725	2022-04-25	£391,647
12B Palmerston Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£300,000	2020-05-14	£332,519
12 Palmerston Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2020-05-14	£1,108,395
12B Palmerston Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£10,500	2017-04-28	£11,638
12B Palmerston Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£125,000	2017-04-28	£138,549

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 6PD

Employment

E17 6PD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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	127
Self-Employed	72
Part-Time Employee	46
Looking after home or family	29
Student (economically inactive)	21
Unemployed	21
Other	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Retired	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Administrative and support service activities	29
Accommodation and food service activities	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	20
Construction	18
Other	17
Education	14
Transport and storage	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Information and communication	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	1

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	733 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	1,189 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,304 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	4,287 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	4,809 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mission Grove Primary School Buxton Road , Walthamstow E17 7EJ	3out of 4	116 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stoneydown Park School Pretoria Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6JY	3out of 4	551 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Longfield Avenue , E17 7DP	3out of 4	556 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Grove Primary School Ringwood Road , E17 8PW	4out of 4	703 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenleaf Primary School Greenleaf Road , Walthamstow E17 6QW	4out of 4	762 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	782 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kelmscott School Markhouse Road , Walthamstow E17 8DN	3out of 4	1,044 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,204 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Eden Girls' School Waltham Forest Silver Birch House , E17 5SD	4out of 4	1,540 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,822 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	828 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,712 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,841 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,255 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	2,545 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	2,294 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	2,457 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,631 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,685 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	1,387 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	1,719 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	1,907 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,988 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	2,446 yd	Academy special converter	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
We Eat2gether	14 Palmerston Road	12 yd
Chef D'Oeuvre	112a High Street	109 yd
Cafe Rio	85 High Street	123 yd
Fat Chef Coffee Shop	101 High Street	123 yd
Desi Cake	67 High Street	123 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Chequers	145 High Street	198 yd
Georgios Sports Bar	30 St James Street	507 yd
The Untraditional Pub	27 Crate Building, 35 St James Street	513 yd
The Goose/Loco Loco/El Rodeo Mexicano/Burrito Bandits	264 Hoe Street	666 yd
Nu'ice-ology	2 Station Road	669 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Hut	106 High Street	109 yd
Roosters Piri Piri	116 High Street	109 yd
Cakes & Bakes	107 High Street	123 yd
Click'n Chicken	83 High Street	123 yd
King Tasty Kebab	143 High Street	123 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	112 High Street	109 yd
Farmfoods	46 High Street	286 yd
Asda Supermarket	19 Selborne Walk	331 yd
Lidl	43-49 High Street	357 yd
Lidl UK	Lidl, 38 Selborne Walk	444 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harmony Hall TRURO ROAD		165 yd
The Gym (Walthamstow) Selborne Walk	health and fitness suite	358 yd
Walthamstow Leisure Centre MARKHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	938 yd
Douglas Eyre Sports Ground Coppermill Lane	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,021 yd
Willowfield Humanities College BLACKHORSE ROAD		1,033 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	83.3%

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	16.7%

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

Overview of E17 6PD