Elmfield Road, London, E17 7HJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 7HJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50% 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	52.3%	50%	-2.3%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	47.7%	50%	2.3%	49.0%	1.0%

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	37.8%	41%	3.2%	37.9%	3.1%
Married: Opposite sex	46.3%	46%	-0.3%	44.2%	1.8%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	2.3%	1.5%	0.3%	2.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	8.9%	5%	-3.9%	9.1%	-4.1%
Widowed	4.6%	3.7%	-0.9%	6.1%	-2.4%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.9%) 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	44.2%	51.1%	6.9%	48.4%	2.7%
Good health	39.3%	36.8%	-2.5%	33.6%	3.2%
Fair health	13.1%	9.4%	-3.7%	12.7%	-3.3%
Bad health	2.5%	1.6%	-0.9%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.1%

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 57.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.5%	13.2%	-5.3%	18.2%	-5.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10%	4%	-6.0%	9.6%	-5.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.9%	7.3%	-1.6%	13.4%	-6.1%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	3.3%	-0.2%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	13.2%	0.8%	16.9%	-3.7%
Degree or Similar	37.5%	57.4%	19.9%	33.8%	23.6%
Other	9.3%	1.7%	-7.6%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.4% 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	1.2%	2.4%	1.2%	1.1%	1.3%
Chinese	2.2%	1.1%	-1.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.6%	3%	1.4%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	2.5%	-0.9%
Black Caribbean	6.9%	4.6%	-2.3%	1.0%	3.6%
Other Black	2.2%	3.8%	1.6%	0.5%	3.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.9%	4%	3.1%	0.8%	3.2%
White	67.6%	70.4%	2.8%	81.4%	-11.0%
Arab	6.2%	0.5%	-5.7%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	5.9%	2.2%	-3.7%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.9%	78.8%	0.9%	83.2%	-4.4%
European Union	5.3%	6.8%	1.5%	6.1%	0.7%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	1.9%	0.3%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	2.8%	2.4%	-0.4%	2.7%	-0.3%
Middle East and Asia	5.9%	5.7%	-0.2%	5.6%	0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.4%	3%	-1.4%	1.3%	1.7%
Oceania	2.2%	1.4%	-0.8%	0.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.3%	78.2%	0.9%	83.2%	-5.0%
10+ Years	1.6%	17%	15.4%	9.8%	7.2%
5-10 Years	2.8%	3%	0.2%	2.9%	0.1%
2-5 Years	4.7%	1.3%	-3.4%	2.2%	-0.9%
Less than 2 years	13.7%	0.5%	-13.2%	1.9%	-1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.5%	76.7%	4.8%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	5.9%	13.5%	-7.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.9%	37.2%	12.7%
Christian	33.1%	46.2%	-13.1%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	7%	6.5%	0.5%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Elmfield Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Elmfield Road was 112.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.0% lower than the Lea Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Elmfield Road has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge and the 238th 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 rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 17.2%.

🔎 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. 79% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,600

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E17 7HJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Elmfield Road are based on 375 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 Elmfield Road, London, E17 7HJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 7HJ

Average Price
£601,530

Semi-Detached
£476,001

Terraced
£667,221

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£302,997

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Elmfield Road

Average Price
£757,025

Semi-Detached
£1,059,837

Terraced
£870,697

Detached
£812,184

Flats/Maisonettes
£478,059

Other
£1,464,826

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Elmfield Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
73 Elmfield Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£685,000	2024-12-02	£720,656
39 Elmfield Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£754,000	2023-09-22	£802,079
69 Elmfield Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£849,500	2022-05-26	£948,804
29 Elmfield Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£766,400	2021-01-08	£861,483
23 Elmfield Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£589,750	2020-10-23	£668,638

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 7HJ

Employment

E17 7HJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% 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 7HJ 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	129
Retired	51
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	24
Student (economically inactive)	13
Looking after home or family	13
Unemployed	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	24
Education	22
Other	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Construction	15
Information and communication	12
Manufacturing	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Financial and insurance 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	963 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	2,311 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	2,967 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	3,957 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	4,335 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Coppermill Primary School Edward Road , Walthamstow E17 6PB	3out of 4	370 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barn Croft Primary School 2 Brunel Road , Walthamstow E17 8SB	3out of 4	689 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Longfield Avenue , E17 7DP	3out of 4	871 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stoneydown Park School Pretoria Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6JY	3out of 4	984 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Grove Primary School Ringwood Road , E17 8PW	4out of 4	1,008 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	884 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kelmscott School Markhouse Road , Walthamstow E17 8DN	3out of 4	1,197 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gladesmore Community School Crowland Road , Tottenham N15 6EB	4out of 4	1,727 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School Waltham Forest Silver Birch House , E17 5SD	4out of 4	1,832 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School Egerton Road , Stamford Hill N16 6UB	1out of 4	2,005 yd	Voluntary aided 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	1,214 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	1,730 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,593 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,908 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	3,006 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	1,975 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	2,593 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,578 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	5,097 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Side By Side School 9 Big Hill , E5 9HH	- not rated	1,532 yd	Other independent special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	1,780 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass School 1 Belz Terrace , Clapton Common E5 9SN	- not rated	1,859 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Leaways School 18 Theydon Road , E5 9NZ	- not rated	1,926 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bnos Zion of Bobov 65-69 Ravensdale Road , London N16 6TJ	- not rated	1,957 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Supperclub.Tube	The Pump House, 10 South Access Road	651 yd
The Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum	The Pump House, 10	651 yd
Weirdough Bakery	20 Station Road	676 yd
St James Treats/The Local Dessert Company	48 St James Street	690 yd
Koli's	42 St James Street	690 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Coppermill	205 Coppermill Lane	220 yd
Nu'ice-ology	2 Station Road	666 yd
Georgios Sports Bar	30 St James Street	696 yd
The Untraditional Pub	27 Crate Building, 35 St James Street	728 yd
FOUNDRY Walthamstow	5 Forest Road	1,066 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sea Breeze Caribbean Kitchen	4 Station Road	666 yd
Gochu Gang	46 St James Street	681 yd
Chow & Cha	7 Blackhorse Road	685 yd
K Lebanese Griller	26 St James Street	696 yd
Long & Short Coffee	5 Crate Building, 35 St James Street	727 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	43-45 St James Street	729 yd
Lidl	43-49 High Street	839 yd
Farmfoods	46 High Street	916 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Douglas Eyre Sports Ground Coppermill Lane	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	304 yd
Low Hall Sports Ground SOUTH ACCESS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	454 yd
Willowfield Humanities College BLACKHORSE ROAD		957 yd
Walthamstow Leisure Centre MARKHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,029 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.6%

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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	143.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 7HJ