First Avenue, Walthamstow, London, E17 9QQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 9QQ has a slightly higher male population, with 52.7% 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	46.8%	47.3%	0.5%	51.0%	-3.7%
Male	53.2%	52.7%	-0.5%	49.0%	3.7%

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	43.3%	41.8%	-1.5%	37.9%	3.9%
Married: Opposite sex	43.3%	44.9%	1.6%	44.2%	0.7%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Separated	2%	2.4%	0.4%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	7.1%	5.4%	-1.7%	9.1%	-3.7%
Widowed	3.5%	3.4%	-0.1%	6.1%	-2.7%

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	44.9%	50.4%	5.5%	48.4%	2.0%
Good health	31.6%	33.8%	2.2%	33.6%	0.2%
Fair health	17.6%	11.9%	-5.7%	12.7%	-0.8%
Bad health	4%	3%	-1.0%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	2%	0.8%	-1.2%	1.2%	-0.4%

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 50.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	26.8%	16.2%	-10.6%	18.2%	-2.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.8%	6.9%	-2.9%	9.6%	-2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.8%	7.9%	-5.9%	13.4%	-5.5%
Apprenticeship	0%	3.1%	3.1%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.3%	13.7%	5.4%	16.9%	-3.2%
Degree or Similar	30.3%	50.2%	19.9%	33.8%	16.4%
Other	11%	2.1%	-8.9%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.3% 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	2.3%	1.1%	-1.2%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	7%	6.6%	-0.4%	3.1%	3.5%
Pakistani	19.9%	20.6%	0.7%	2.7%	17.9%
Other Asian	8.6%	5.8%	-2.8%	1.6%	4.2%
Black African	4.7%	3.3%	-1.4%	2.5%	0.8%
Black Caribbean	10%	5.2%	-4.8%	1.0%	4.2%
Other Black	0.3%	2.5%	2.2%	0.5%	2.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2.7%	2.0%	0.8%	1.9%
White	39.9%	47.3%	7.4%	81.4%	-34.1%
Arab	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	3%	2.2%	-0.8%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.8% 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	49.8%	61.8%	12.0%	83.2%	-21.4%
European Union	15.6%	12.1%	-3.5%	6.1%	6.0%
Rest of Europe	3%	3.6%	0.6%	0.8%	2.8%
Africa	5.6%	4.9%	-0.7%	2.7%	2.2%
Middle East and Asia	20.3%	12.6%	-7.7%	5.6%	7.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5%	1.4%	-3.6%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.7%	3.6%	2.9%	0.3%	3.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	49.8%	61.8%	12.0%	83.2%	-21.4%
10+ Years	7.6%	21.4%	13.8%	9.8%	11.6%
5-10 Years	8.6%	6.9%	-1.7%	2.9%	4.0%
2-5 Years	8.6%	9.1%	0.5%	2.2%	6.9%
Less than 2 years	25.2%	0.8%	-24.4%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.6%	76.7%	-3.1%
Ireland	3%	0.6%	2.4%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	5.7%	0.9%	4.8%
Other EU countries	6.3%	1.5%	4.8%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.1%	37.2%	-2.1%
Christian	26.4%	46.2%	-19.8%
Hindu	2.7%	1.7%	1.0%
Muslim	30.8%	6.5%	24.3%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is First Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around First Avenue was 633.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 399.7% higher than the Hoe Street average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

First Avenue has the highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street and the 11th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 124.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 1.7%.

🔎 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. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,000

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E17 9QQ, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 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 First Avenue are based on 546 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 First Avenue, Walthamstow, London, E17 9QQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 9QQ

Average Price
£626,945

Semi-Detached
£823,502

Terraced
£888,463

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£382,978

Other
£63,559

Estimated Average Property Prices for First Avenue

Average Price
£870,411

Semi-Detached
£852,547

Terraced
£1,054,800

Detached
£1,374,387

Flats/Maisonettes
£370,221

Other
£1,101,927

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on First AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
22 First Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£775,995	2024-05-29	£847,787
2B First Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£411,000	2023-01-06	£428,673
First Floor Flat 38 First Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£457,000	2022-08-15	£466,390
2 First Avenue, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£60,000	2018-12-19	£66,292
36A First Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2018-08-31	£488,906

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 9QQ

Employment

E17 9QQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% 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 9QQ 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	115
Self-Employed	41
Part-Time Employee	30
Looking after home or family	28
Retired	23
Student (economically inactive)	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Other	10
Unemployed	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Construction	21
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Education	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Human health and social work activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Information and communication	7
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	3
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	431 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	1,047 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	3,618 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	4,091 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	4,350 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Emmanuel Community School The Drive , Walthamstow E17 3BN	3out of 4	678 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Edinburgh Primary School Queen's Road , Walthamstow E17 8QR	3out of 4	738 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mission Grove Primary School Buxton Road , Walthamstow E17 7EJ	3out of 4	824 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenleaf Primary School Greenleaf Road , Walthamstow E17 6QW	4out of 4	923 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Gamuel Primary School Colchester Road , Walthamstow E17 8LG	3out of 4	963 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	482 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Kelmscott School Markhouse Road , Walthamstow E17 8DN	3out of 4	1,132 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,206 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	1,612 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,838 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,217 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	1,467 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,590 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	1,608 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	3,372 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	1,833 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,278 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,023 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,242 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	1,161 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	1,806 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	1,910 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	2,065 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Forest School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	2,162 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chaiiwala	225 Hoe Street	91 yd
Etles Uyghur Restaurant	235 Hoe Street	91 yd
Rio's Coffee Lounge	294-296 Hoe Street	108 yd
Cha Cha Chai	245 Hoe Street	122 yd
HAVEN Coffee	76 St Mary Road	156 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Frankies	300 Hoe Street	108 yd
Orford House Social Club & Institute Ltd	Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road	138 yd
The Goose/Loco Loco/El Rodeo Mexicano/Burrito Bandits	264 Hoe Street	232 yd
Queens Arms	The Queens Arms Public House, 42 Orford Road	322 yd
The Village Public House	The Village Public House, 31 Orford Road	427 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bella Cujina	288 Hoe Street	108 yd
Doner Zone	286 Hoe Street	108 yd
Incoming Coffee	Unit 3, 4 Station Approach Hoe Street	138 yd
Philly'z Peri Peri	247 Hoe Street	164 yd
Slamburger	267 Hoe Street	164 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Express, 5 Selborne Road	205 yd
Nisa - Hoe Street Supermarket & Post Office	242 Hoe Street	231 yd
Lidl UK	Lidl, 38 Selborne Walk	412 yd
Asda Supermarket	19 Selborne Walk	503 yd
Tesco	Garage, 394-396 Hoe Street	597 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		477 yd
The Gym (Walthamstow) Selborne Walk	health and fitness suite	480 yd
Harmony Hall TRURO ROAD		688 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Wiseman House Site) WISEMAN HOUSE SITE WISEMAN HOUSE SITE SHERNHALL STREET		816 yd
Contours Fitness & Beauty Club (Closed) 565a 565a Lea Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	914 yd
Ymca Walthamstow (East London) FOREST ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	986 yd
Belmont Park School LEYTON GREEN ROAD		1,030 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	87.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	87.0%

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	186.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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