Forest View, Chingford, London, E4 7AR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E4 7AR has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% 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	45.1%	49.2%	4.1%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	54.9%	50.8%	-4.1%	49.0%	1.8%

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	36.2%	37.3%	1.1%	37.9%	-0.6%
Married: Opposite sex	42.6%	32.3%	-10.3%	44.2%	-11.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Separated	3.7%	3.8%	0.1%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	8%	13.3%	5.3%	9.1%	4.2%
Widowed	9.6%	12%	2.4%	6.1%	5.9%

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	43.1%	43.5%	0.4%	48.4%	-4.9%
Good health	37.3%	36.2%	-1.1%	33.6%	2.6%
Fair health	15.2%	17.5%	2.3%	12.7%	4.8%
Bad health	3.9%	1.1%	-2.8%	4.0%	-2.9%
Very bad health	0.5%	1.7%	1.2%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.6%	22.2%	3.6%	18.2%	4.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.9%	10.1%	-4.8%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.9%	7.6%	-7.3%	13.4%	-5.8%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	7%	4.3%	5.3%	1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	12%	2.4%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	35.1%	38.6%	3.5%	33.8%	4.8%
Other	4.3%	2.5%	-1.8%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.1%	0.6%
Chinese	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Pakistani	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	2%	1.7%	-0.3%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	2%	1.1%	-0.9%	2.5%	-1.4%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	1.7%	0.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	92.6%	87%	-5.6%	81.4%	5.6%
Arab	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.8% 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	89.7%	75.8%	-13.9%	83.2%	-7.4%
European Union	4.4%	12.4%	8.0%	6.1%	6.3%
Rest of Europe	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1.5%	3.4%	1.9%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	5.6%	-2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	5.1%	3.1%	1.3%	3.8%
Oceania	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.3%	76.3%	-10.0%	83.2%	-6.9%
10+ Years	1.5%	16.4%	14.9%	9.8%	6.6%
5-10 Years	1%	2.8%	1.8%	2.9%	-0.1%
2-5 Years	3.9%	4.5%	0.6%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	7.4%	0%	-7.4%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.6%	76.7%	-2.1%
Ireland	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
France	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Poland	4%	1.3%	2.7%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	8.5%	13.5%	-5.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.3%	37.2%	-3.9%
Christian	52.5%	46.2%	6.3%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Jewish	4.5%	0.5%	4.0%
Muslim	3.4%	6.5%	-3.1%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Forest View Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Forest View was 69.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 21.1% lower than the Chingford Green average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Forest View has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green and the 306th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 17.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -48.5%.

🔎 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. 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 7AR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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 Forest View are based on 363 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 Forest View, Chingford, London, E4 7AR

Estimated Average Property Prices for E4 7AR

Average Price
£408,415

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£434,487

Other
£17,331

Estimated Average Property Prices for Forest View

Average Price
£724,003

Semi-Detached
£1,263,032

Terraced
£1,068,540

Detached
£1,951,056

Flats/Maisonettes
£614,572

Other
£18,076

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Forest ViewStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 7 Ash Court, 29 Forest View, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£398,400	2023-09-29	£421,431
Flat 5 Ash Court, 29 Forest View, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£430,000	2022-04-29	£472,095
Flat 3 Ash Court, 29 Forest View, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£372,500	2020-10-16	£401,361
Flat 8 Ash Court, 29 Forest View, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£397,500	2020-06-26	£438,722
Flat 2 Ash Court, 29 Forest View, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£377,000	2018-10-16	£413,906

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E4 7AR

Employment

E4 7AR area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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.

The percentage of retired residents living in E4 7AR area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 33% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	52
Full-Time Employee	41
Self-Employed	26
Part-Time Employee	14
Other	6
Unemployed	6
Looking after home or family	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Student (economically inactive)	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	15
Transport and storage	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Human health and social work activities	8
Education	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	8
Construction	8
Manufacturing	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Information and communication	5
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Station Road , Chingford E4 7BJ	4out of 4	674 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chingford CofE Primary School King's Road , E4 7EY	3out of 4	980 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Yardley Primary School Hawkwood Crescent , E4 7PH	4out of 4	1,003 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitehall Primary School 90 Normanton Park , E4 6ES	3out of 4	1,520 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parkside Primary School 21 Wellington Avenue , E4 6RE	3out of 4	1,925 yd	Community school	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	1,134 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Heathcote School & Science College Normanton Park , Chingford E4 6ES	3out of 4	1,429 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Catholic High School Mornington Road , IG8 0TP	4out of 4	2,780 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School 34 Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	3out of 4	3,430 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wren Academy Enfield 34 Turin Road , N9 8DQ	- not rated	3,737 yd	Free schools	No	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	5,165 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	3,189 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
One Degree Academy Chace Village Road , EN2 8FU	4out of 4	4,231 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark John Keats Academy Bell Lane , EN3 5PA	4out of 4	4,658 yd	Free schools	Yes	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	559 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hawkswood (Therapeutic) Antlers Hill , E4 7RT	3out of 4	846 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hawkswood Primary PRU Antlers Hill , E4 7RT	4out of 4	846 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School
Braeside School 130 High Road , IG9 5SD	- not rated	2,514 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loyola Preparatory School 103 Palmerston Road , IG9 5NH	- not rated	2,710 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bar One Twenty	120 Station Road	450 yd
The Front Room	122-124 Station Road	450 yd
Chingford Sorting Office	104-106 Station Road	451 yd
La Baita	98 Station Road	451 yd
The Indian Brasserie	90 Station Road	451 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chingford Golf Club	158 Station Road	467 yd
Rusty Bike Public House	134-138 Station Road	467 yd
Royal Epping Forest Golf Club	Forest Approach	539 yd
The Kings Head	The Kings Head Public House, 2b Kings Head Hill	728 yd
United Services (Chingford) Club Ltd	United Services Club, 18 Kings Road	848 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
O.G Babs	102 Station Road	451 yd
Tani's Express	Chingford Railway Station, 6 Station Approach Station Road	511 yd
Huckleberry Chicken	16 Station Road	516 yd
Empire BBQ	6 Station Road	516 yd
Buddy's Grill	48 Station Road	516 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	28-30 Station Road		516 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Chingford Assembly Hall Station Rd		586 yd
Chingford Golf Course CHINGFORD GOLF COURSE CLUB HOUSE CHINGFORD GOLF COURSE CLUB HOUSE BURY ROAD	golf	598 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	44 Mbit/s
Average download speed	42.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	75.11 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	75.11 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	18.72 Mbit/s

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