Wolsey Avenue, London, E17 6RE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 6RE has a slightly higher male population, with 51.7% 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	46.1%	48.3%	2.2%	51.0%	-2.7%
Male	53.9%	51.7%	-2.2%	49.0%	2.7%

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 6RE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.9% 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	49%	49.9%	0.9%	37.9%	12.0%
Married: Opposite sex	37.2%	36.2%	-1.0%	44.2%	-8.0%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	4.7%	4.0%	0.3%	4.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	2.1%	2.3%	0.2%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	8%	4.7%	-3.3%	9.1%	-4.4%
Widowed	3.1%	1.7%	-1.4%	6.1%	-4.4%

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	47.6%	49%	1.4%	48.4%	0.6%
Good health	35%	35.7%	0.7%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	12.3%	8.9%	-3.4%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	4%	4.3%	0.3%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%	1.2%	0.7%

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 51.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16%	10.8%	-5.2%	18.2%	-7.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.9%	8.7%	-5.2%	9.6%	-0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.5%	7.3%	-4.2%	13.4%	-6.1%
Apprenticeship	1%	3.5%	2.5%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	14.5%	5.5%	16.9%	-2.4%
Degree or Similar	38.5%	51.2%	12.7%	33.8%	17.4%
Other	10.1%	4.1%	-6.0%	2.8%	1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.7% 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	1.7%	0.5%	-1.2%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4%	4.1%	0.1%	3.1%	1.0%
Pakistani	20.6%	18.4%	-2.2%	2.7%	15.7%
Other Asian	6.9%	0.7%	-6.2%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	6.6%	2.9%	-3.7%	2.5%	0.4%
Black Caribbean	10.6%	6.5%	-4.1%	1.0%	5.5%
Other Black	2.3%	2.2%	-0.1%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	2.3%	2.2%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.4%
White	40.4%	51.7%	11.3%	81.4%	-29.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.6%	3.8%	3.2%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62% 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	53.9%	62%	8.1%	83.2%	-21.2%
European Union	8%	16.6%	8.6%	6.1%	10.5%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	5.2%	3.6%	-1.6%	2.7%	0.9%
Middle East and Asia	24.1%	10.1%	-14.0%	5.6%	4.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.4%	5%	-2.4%	1.3%	3.7%
Oceania	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.7%	62.2%	9.5%	83.2%	-21.0%
10+ Years	9.7%	21%	11.3%	9.8%	11.2%
5-10 Years	5.4%	7.2%	1.8%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	7.7%	6.3%	-1.4%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	24.4%	3.4%	-21.0%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.3%	76.7%	-4.4%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	5.1%	0.9%	4.2%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	2.7%	1.2%	1.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	7.7%	13.5%	-5.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40%	37.2%	2.8%
Christian	28.2%	46.2%	-18.0%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Muslim	18.7%	6.5%	12.2%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	9.5%	6.0%	3.5%

Safety

Is Wolsey Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wolsey Avenue was 90.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 58.3% lower than the High Street average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Wolsey Avenue has the 40th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street and the 307th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 11.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.9%.

🔎 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 6RE, 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 - 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 - 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 Wolsey Avenue are based on 202 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 Wolsey Avenue, London, E17 6RE

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 6RE

Average Price
£627,008

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£716,271

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£311,564

Other
£549,831

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wolsey Avenue

Average Price
£479,941

Semi-Detached
£373,828

Terraced
£501,860

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£309,364

Other
£565,942

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wolsey AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Wolsey Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£876,000	2024-10-25	£904,397
3A Wolsey Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2023-12-05	£374,410
9 Wolsey Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£975,000	2023-10-27	£1,036,122
35 Wolsey Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£970,000	2023-08-03	£1,040,276
37D Wolsey Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£355,000	2023-06-16	£376,668

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 6RE

Employment

E17 6RE 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.

E17 6RE area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	136
Self-Employed	60
Part-Time Employee	32
Retired	23
Looking after home or family	20
Other	20
Student (economically inactive)	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Education	32
Human health and social work activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Administrative and support service activities	15
Other	15
Information and communication	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Construction	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	1,197 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	1,400 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,149 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	4,670 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	4,995 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	237 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Winns Primary School Fleeming Road , Walthamstow E17 5ET	3out of 4	486 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillyfield Primary Academy Higham Hill Road , E17 6ED	3out of 4	638 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mission Grove Primary School Buxton Road , Walthamstow E17 7EJ	3out of 4	785 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stoneydown Park School Pretoria Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6JY	3out of 4	789 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	1,000 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,169 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Eden Girls' School Waltham Forest Silver Birch House , E17 5SD	4out of 4	1,236 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	1,241 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,549 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	797 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,294 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,348 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,494 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	2,722 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	2,451 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	2,811 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	5,074 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,199 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	1,055 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	1,057 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,366 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	2,042 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	2,211 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
Ginger Woo	374 Forest Road	255 yd
Smart Buns	7 Market Parade, Forest Road	315 yd
L’Artisan Cafe	116a Palmerston Road	344 yd
Tommy’s Tuck Inn Café	422 Forest Road	365 yd
Le Fraisier	88 Palmerston Road	390 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lord Palmerston	252 Forest Road	250 yd
Walthamstow Trade Hall & Institute	17 Hoe Street	504 yd
Rose & Crown Public House	The Rose And Crown Public House, 53 Hoe Street	507 yd
Hoe Street Club & Institute	Hoe Street Club And Institute, 9a Hoe Street	621 yd
The Chequers	145 High Street	630 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Favorite N Tasty	262 Forest Road	250 yd
Tennessee Peri Peri Chicken	274 Forest Road	250 yd
Quattro Stagioni	402 Forest Road	255 yd
The Biryani Factory	134 Palmerston Road	297 yd
Pizza Dal Maestro	9 Market Parade, Forest Road	315 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl UK	Lidl, 38 Selborne Walk	699 yd
Asda Supermarket	19 Selborne Walk	708 yd
Sainsbury's	112 High Street	775 yd
Tesco	617b Forest Road	781 yd
Nisa - Hoe Street Supermarket & Post Office	242 Hoe Street	820 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Priory Court Residents And Community Association PRIORY COURT		573 yd
Harmony Hall TRURO ROAD		608 yd
Lloyd Park BEDFORD ROAD	tennis courts	650 yd
The Gym (Walthamstow) Selborne Walk	health and fitness suite	702 yd
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		1,045 yd
Aveling Park School (Closed) Aveling Park Road	grass pitches	1,053 yd
Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK CHINGFORD ROAD	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,069 yd
Waltham Forest Pool & Track (Closed) Chingford Road	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,082 yd
Ymca Walthamstow (East London) FOREST ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,088 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	93.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	93.4%

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	167.6 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	16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 6RE