High Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 7DB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 7DB 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 7DB, 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 High Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Street was 531.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 144.9% higher than the High Street average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

High Street has the 5th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street and the 20th highest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 131.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.9%.

🔎 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. 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 7DB, 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 High Street are based on 3725 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 High Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 7DB

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 7DB

Average Price
£574,277

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£654,506

Detached
£631,875

Flats/Maisonettes
£334,581

Other
£641,997

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street

Average Price
£586,769

Semi-Detached
£885,648

Terraced
£678,293

Detached
£1,334,704

Flats/Maisonettes
£375,848

Other
£2,126,104

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Ground Floor 133 High Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£20,000	2023-08-04	£20,285
121 High Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£887,500	2023-04-14	£954,584
Flat 1 89 High Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,000	2023-03-17	£292,647
89 High Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2022-11-28	£344,461
89 High Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£297,000	2020-10-07	£305,284

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 7DB

Employment

E17 7DB 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	4out of 4	577 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	1,158 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,435 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	4,136 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	4,639 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	76 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Grove Primary School Ringwood Road , E17 8PW	4out of 4	543 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Longfield Avenue , E17 7DP	3out of 4	655 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stoneydown Park School Pretoria Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6JY	3out of 4	675 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edinburgh Primary School Queen's Road , Walthamstow E17 8QR	3out of 4	690 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kelmscott School 245 Markhouse Road , Walthamstow E17 8DN	3out of 4	876 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	889 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,184 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest Blackhorse Lane , Walthamstow E17 5SD	4out of 4	1,701 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,842 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	976 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,758 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,936 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,140 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Tottenham Centre , High Road N15 4RU	- not rated	3,294 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	2,127 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	2,127 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	2,567 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,459 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,532 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Academy De London 1st, 2nd & 3rd Floors , 294-298 Hoe Street E17 9QD	- not rated	785 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Grosvenor House School 378 Hoe Street , Walthamstow E17 9AA	- not rated	1,112 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
21st Century Academy 107 Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 4PN	- not rated	1,461 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	1,552 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park PRU Leyton Green Road , Leyton Green E10 6DB	- not rated	1,764 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
Cafe Rio	85 High Street	5 yd
Fat Chef Coffee Shop	101 High Street	5 yd
Desi Cake	67 High Street	5 yd
Prizreni Bakery	97 High Street	59 yd
Tasty Bites London	91a Whitechapel High Street	76 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Chequers	145 High Street	296 yd
The Untraditional Pub	27 Crate Building, 35 St James Street	388 yd
Georgios Sports Bar	30 St James Street	389 yd
Nu'ice-ology	2 Station Road	544 yd
The Goose/Loco Loco/El Rodeo Mexicano/Burrito Bandits	264 Hoe Street	746 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cakes & Bakes	107 High Street	5 yd
Click'n Chicken	83 High Street	5 yd
King Tasty Kebab	143 High Street	5 yd
Deja Vu Bakery	87 High Street	5 yd
Pizza Hut	106 High Street	80 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	112 High Street	80 yd
Farmfoods	46 High Street	167 yd
Lidl	43-49 High Street	248 yd
Tesco	43-45 St James Street	366 yd
Asda Supermarket	19 Selborne Walk	407 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harmony Hall TRURO ROAD		274 yd
The Gym (Walthamstow) Selborne Walk	health and fitness suite	437 yd
Walthamstow Leisure Centre MARKHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	834 yd
Douglas Eyre Sports Ground Coppermill Lane	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	924 yd
Willowfield Humanities College BLACKHORSE ROAD		1,006 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	25.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	17.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	17.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	17.1%

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	73.9%

Download Speed

Median download speed	9.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	19.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	159.93 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	159.93 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	3.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	29.92 Mbit/s

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