Downsfield Road is in London and in Waltham Forest district. E17 8BY is located in the Markhouse electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Walthamstow. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Downsfield Road, London, E17 8BY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: E17 8BZ, E17 8BX, E17 8BU, E17 8DA, E17 8BW, E17 8DD, E17 8BP, E17 8BN, E17 8DB.

Downsfield Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Downsfield Road are based on 88 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 8BY

Average Price
£538,031
Semi-Detached
£478,673
Terraced
£545,598
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£294,717
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Downsfield Road

Average Price
£526,135
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Downsfield Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
39 Downsfield Road, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£711,0002021-06-01 £707,875
49 Downsfield Road, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£626,0002021-04-30 £619,169
37 Downsfield Road, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£708,0002021-03-11 £695,583
23 Downsfield Road, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£565,1252021-01-29 £565,768
27 Downsfield Road, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£675,0002020-04-27 £736,419

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Low Hall Nursery School
Low Hall Lane, Walthamstow E17 8BE 		277 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Church Hill Nursery School
Woodbury Road, Walthamstow E17 9SB 		1,755 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pembury House Nursery School
Lansdowne Road, Tottenham N17 9XE 		3,646 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Acacia Nursery
Cecil Road, Leytonstone E11 3HF 		3,963 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre
Cassland Road, Hackney E9 5BY 		4,113 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Barn Croft Primary School
2 Brunel Road, Walthamstow E17 8SB 		160 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4South Grove Primary School
Ringwood Road, E17 8PW 		332 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
Verulam Avenue, 33 E17 8ER 		405 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Edinburgh Primary School
Queen's Road, Walthamstow E17 8QR 		691 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Coppermill Primary School
Edward Road, Walthamstow E17 6PB 		734 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Kelmscott School
Markhouse Road, Walthamstow E17 8DN 		417 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Willowfield School
209 Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow E17 6ND 		1,202 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lammas School and Sixth Form
150 Seymour Road, Leyton E10 7LX 		1,450 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Walthamstow School for Girls
Church Hill, Walthamstow E17 9RZ 		1,805 yd Community school No Girls More About School
4out of 4Eden Girls' School Waltham Forest
Silver Birch House, E17 5SD 		2,202 yd Free schools No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBig Creative Academy
38, Clifton Avenue, Walthamstow E17 6HL 		1,462 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeyton Sixth Form College
Essex Road, Leyton E10 6EQ 		2,316 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWaltham Forest College
Forest Road, Walthamstow E17 4JB 		2,489 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAda National College for Digital Skills
Broad Lane, Tottenham Hale N15 4AG 		2,503 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSir George Monoux College
Chingford Road, Walthamstow E17 5AA 		2,726 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4George Mitchell School
Farmer Road, Leyton E10 5DN 		1,833 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Tottenham
Ashley Road, Tottenham Hale N17 9LN 		2,679 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Chobham
40 Cheering Lane, E20 1BD 		3,952 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Buxton School
234 Cann Hall Road, Leytonstone E11 3NN 		4,337 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedBobby Moore Academy
1 Siding Street, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE 		5,140 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSide By Side School
9 Big Hill, E5 9HH 		1,884 yd Other independent special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Belmont Park School
Leyton Green Road, Leyton E10 6DB 		1,922 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBig Creative Independent School
Uplands House, Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ 		2,094 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeaways School
18 Theydon Road, E5 9NZ 		2,099 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeis Trana Girls' School
186 Upper Clapton Road, E5 9DH 		2,352 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Early Education CentreRascals Nursery, 34 Verulam Avenue282 yd
Weirdough Bakery20 Station Road361 yd
Smoke & Pepper38-40 St James Street434 yd
BigTs54 St James Street437 yd
St James Treats/The Local Dessert Company48 St James Street445 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Nu'ice-ology2 Station Road333 yd
The Untraditional Pub27 Crate Building, 35 St James Street500 yd
Georgios Sports Bar30 St James Street586 yd
The Coppermill205 Coppermill Lane800 yd
Hare and Hounds278 Lea Bridge Road918 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Merlie's Fried Chicken82 Markhouse Road159 yd
China Express103 Markhouse Road181 yd
Dixy Chicken91 Markhouse Road225 yd
Sea Breeze Caribbean Kitchen4 Station Road333 yd
KRFC65 St James Street453 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco43-45 St James Street550 yd
Farmfoods46 High Street705 yd
Lidl43-49 High Street708 yd
Sainsbury's112 High Street838 yd
Aldi Stores Limited18 Heybridge Way864 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Walthamstow Leisure Centre
MARKHOUSE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts252 yd
Low Hall Sports Ground
SOUTH ACCESS ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches649 yd
Douglas Eyre Sports Ground
Coppermill Lane 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches886 yd
Badr Fitness
LEA BRIDGE ROAD 		health and fitness suite959 yd
Leyton Stadium (Closed)
282 282 Lea Bridge Road 		grass pitches991 yd
Legion Fitness Education Centre
TRANSFORM HOUSE TRANSFORM HOUSE WELLINGTON ROAD 		1,038 yd
Harmony Hall
TRURO ROAD 		1,038 yd
The Gym (Walthamstow)
Selborne Walk 		health and fitness suite1,088 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed71.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed169 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed13.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Downsfield Road dangerous?

In 2023, 785 crimes were reported near Downsfield Road . Only 11% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of E17 8BY.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 785
Violence And Sexual Offences 180
Anti Social Behaviour 175
Other Theft 103
Vehicle Crime 73
Criminal Damage And Arson 53
Public Order 41
Burglary 39
Drugs 29
Theft From The Person 27
Bicycle Theft 20
Shoplifting 17
Robbery 17
Other Crime 6
Possession Of Weapons 5

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of E17 8BY.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Petrol Station111 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Myrtle Road63 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Supermarket111 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Brunner Road533 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Arkley Crescent473 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Lynmouth Road408 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Lynmouth Road408 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Lynmouth Road408 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Lynmouth Road408 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near St James'S Street500 yd

Employment

E17 8BY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% 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 Employee146
Self-Employed56
Retired42
Part-Time Employee35
Student (economically inactive)24
Long-Term Sick or disabled21
Looking after home or family20
Unemployed14
Other9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7

Employment Industry

Construction29
Education28
Information and communication27
Human health and social work activities24
Administrative and support service activities20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Other16
Accommodation and food service activities15
Transport and storage15
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security13
Financial and insurance activities8
Manufacturing7
Real estate activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female235
Male218

Partnership Status

Single176
Married: Opposite sex151
Married: Same sex2
Separated11
Divorced28
Widowed6

Health

Very good health233
Good health157
Fair health55
Bad health6
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications63
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 33
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 46
Degree or Similar 179
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi10
Chinese6
Indian19
Pakistani54
Other Asian17
Black African19
Black Caribbean36
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and Caribbean9
Mixed Other8
White246
Roma3
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom290
European Union50
Rest of Europe20
Africa21
Middle East and Asia39
The Americas and the Caribbean27
Oceania5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK290
10+ Years94
5-10 Years31
2-5 Years24
Less than 2 years14

Passport Held

United Kingdom318
Ireland7
France2
Germany3
Italy3
Portugal2
Lithuania9
Poland4
Romania14
Other EU countries15
Other Europe10
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa5
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia9
North America and the Caribbean5
Central and South America8
Oceania2
No passport held33

Religion

No religion160
Christian151
Buddhist4
Hindu5
Muslim106
Not answered27
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