The Ridgeway, London, E4 6QW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E4 6QW has a slightly higher male population, with 52.1% 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	51%	47.9%	-3.1%	51.0%	-3.1%
Male	49%	52.1%	3.1%	49.0%	3.1%

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%	39.2%	1.4%	37.9%	1.3%
Married: Opposite sex	51.5%	50.1%	-1.4%	44.2%	5.9%
Separated	1.5%	2.2%	0.7%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	2.9%	4%	1.1%	9.1%	-5.1%
Widowed	6.4%	4.4%	-2.0%	6.1%	-1.7%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.5%) 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	50.5%	54.2%	3.7%	48.4%	5.8%
Good health	36%	33.3%	-2.7%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	11%	9.1%	-1.9%	12.7%	-3.6%
Bad health	2%	2.6%	0.6%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.9%	15.5%	-1.4%	18.2%	-2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.5%	7.1%	-3.4%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.6%	13.1%	-3.5%	13.4%	-0.3%
Apprenticeship	4.1%	3.6%	-0.5%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.1%	16.1%	1.0%	16.9%	-0.8%
Degree or Similar	31.7%	41.7%	10.0%	33.8%	7.9%
Other	5.2%	2.8%	-2.4%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.4% 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	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	3.3%	8.7%	5.4%	3.1%	5.6%
Pakistani	4.8%	5.8%	1.0%	2.7%	3.1%
Other Asian	1.8%	3.6%	1.8%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	3%	3.4%	0.4%	2.5%	0.9%
Black Caribbean	1%	2.6%	1.6%	1.0%	1.6%
Other Black	1.3%	2.3%	1.0%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	4.5%	4.0%	0.8%	3.7%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	2.3%	0.5%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	0.8%	1.1%
White	77.8%	54.4%	-23.4%	81.4%	-27.0%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	2.8%	8.9%	6.1%	1.6%	7.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.5% 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	83.3%	73.5%	-9.8%	83.2%	-9.7%
European Union	5.5%	8.7%	3.2%	6.1%	2.6%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	2.6%	1.8%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	3.8%	3.7%	-0.1%	2.7%	1.0%
Middle East and Asia	6%	9.7%	3.7%	5.6%	4.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	1.8%	1.3%	1.3%	0.5%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.3%	73.9%	-8.4%	83.2%	-9.3%
10+ Years	0.8%	19.8%	19.0%	9.8%	10.0%
5-10 Years	1.3%	3.2%	1.9%	2.9%	0.3%
2-5 Years	1.3%	1.9%	0.6%	2.2%	-0.3%
Less than 2 years	14.5%	1.1%	-13.4%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.5%	76.7%	8.8%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.1%	37.2%	-11.1%
Christian	41.1%	46.2%	-5.1%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	7.8%	1.7%	6.1%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	12.8%	6.5%	6.3%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	8.1%	6.0%	2.1%

Safety

Is The Ridgeway Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Ridgeway was 59.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 32.6% lower than the Chingford Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

The Ridgeway has the 24th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green and the 257th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.2%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,900

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E4 6QW, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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 The Ridgeway are based on 1052 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 The Ridgeway, London, E4 6QW

Estimated Average Property Prices for E4 6QW

Average Price
£619,543

Semi-Detached
£1,002,406

Terraced
£668,344

Detached
£1,370,650

Flats/Maisonettes
£306,022

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Ridgeway

Average Price
£849,811

Semi-Detached
£1,219,680

Terraced
£767,809

Detached
£1,525,579

Flats/Maisonettes
£422,822

Other
£7,657,661

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The RidgewayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
67A The Ridgeway, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£122,773	2024-12-06	£123,144
35B The Ridgeway, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£298,000	2024-11-18	£299,505
Flat 8 91 The Ridgeway, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2022-08-12	£272,603
Flat F 61 The Ridgeway, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2022-02-23	£314,211
57 The Ridgeway, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£745,000	2021-10-28	£849,930

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E4 6QW

Employment

E4 6QW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% 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 Employee	208
Self-Employed	75
Retired	70
Part-Time Employee	51
Looking after home or family	27
Student (economically inactive)	22
Unemployed	18
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	37
Construction	27
Human health and social work activities	22
Education	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Financial and insurance activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Information and communication	11
Other	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Real estate activities	8
Transport and storage	8
Manufacturing	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	765 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	5,378 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chingford CofE Primary School King's Road , E4 7EY	- not rated	559 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Station Road , Chingford E4 7BJ	3out of 4	728 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Parkside Primary School 21 Wellington Avenue , E4 6RE	3out of 4	793 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chingford CofE Voluntary Controlled Junior School Cambridge Road , E4 7BP	- not rated	797 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Longshaw Primary Academy Longshaw Road , Chingford E4 6LH	3out of 4	1,193 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chingford Foundation School Nevin Drive , Chingford E4 7LT	3out of 4	227 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Chingford Foundation School Nevin Drive , Chingford E4 7LT	- not rated	227 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Heathcote School & Science College Normanton Park , Chingford E4 6ES	3out of 4	1,334 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Catholic High School Mornington Road , IG8 0TP	3out of 4	2,458 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	- not rated	2,522 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	4,069 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Enfield College 73 Hertford Road , EN3 5HA	- not rated	4,287 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	4,551 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	5,466 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oasis Academy Hadley 143 South Street , EN3 4PX	3out of 4	2,995 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edmonton County School Great Cambridge Road , EN1 1HQ	- not rated	4,767 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark John Keats Academy Bell Lane , EN3 5PA	3out of 4	5,119 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Normanhurst School 68-74 Station Road , North Chingford E4 7BA	- not rated	1,032 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Davis School 5 Oaks Grove , Chingford E4 6EY	- not rated	1,187 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest School Faversham Avenue , Chingford E4 6DT	- not rated	1,522 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Advantage Hawkwood Hawkwood Lodge , Yardley Lane E4 7RS	- not rated	1,605 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hawkswood School and Centre Antlers Hill , E4 7RT	- not rated	1,632 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
Juss A Cup	Juss A Cup, 45 Hornsey Road	242 yd
Epic Burgers	4 Crown Buildings, The Green	495 yd
Helen's Coffee on the Green	5 Crown Buildings, The Green	495 yd
Cugini	3 Crown Buildings, The Green	495 yd
Enterprise House Restaurant	Enterprise House, 112 Kings Head Hill	603 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Kings Head	The Kings Head Public House, 2b Kings Head Hill	480 yd
United Services (Chingford) Club Ltd	United Services Club, 18 Kings Road	506 yd
The Greene Man	The Green Man Public House, 191 Old Church Road	705 yd
The Royal Oak	The Royal Oak Public House, 219 Kings Head Hill	822 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Double Bubble	38 Kings Road	615 yd
Costa Coffee	45-47 Station Road	728 yd
Mooboo Chingford	55 Station Road	729 yd
Sam's Fish & Chips	15 Station Road	729 yd
Huckleberry Chicken	16 Station Road	868 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	28-30 Station Road		868 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Chingford Foundation School NEVIN DRIVE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	226 yd
Ridgeway Park PEEL CLOSE	grass pitches, tennis courts	575 yd
Chingford Assembly Hall Station Rd		697 yd
Chingford Golf Range WALTHAM WAY	golf	906 yd
Chingford Rugby Club WALTHAM WAY	grass pitches	910 yd
St Egberts Playing Fields LOW HALL CLOSE	grass pitches	981 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	72.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	72.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	72.7%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	112.3 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	15.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E4 6QW