Lavender Close, Chingford, London, E4 8AL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E4 8AL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.4%	51.3%	-1.1%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	47.6%	48.7%	1.1%	49.0%	-0.3%

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	34%	35.4%	1.4%	37.9%	-2.5%
Married: Opposite sex	48.7%	50.1%	1.4%	44.2%	5.9%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	4.4%	2.6%	-1.8%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	6%	7.5%	1.5%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	6.3%	4%	-2.3%	6.1%	-2.1%

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 (88%) 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	49.4%	54.2%	4.8%	48.4%	5.8%
Good health	35.5%	33.8%	-1.7%	33.6%	0.2%
Fair health	11.1%	9.1%	-2.0%	12.7%	-3.6%
Bad health	2.3%	2.7%	0.4%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	1.8%	0.2%	-1.6%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	24.5%	21%	-3.5%	18.2%	2.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.7%	11.5%	-5.2%	9.6%	1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.5%	12.4%	-2.1%	13.4%	-1.0%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	2.3%	0.1%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.2%	17%	2.8%	16.9%	0.1%
Degree or Similar	21.7%	33.4%	11.7%	33.8%	-0.4%
Other	6.3%	2.3%	-4.0%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 60.2% 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%	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	0.5%	1.8%	1.3%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	0.8%	2.1%	1.3%	3.1%	-1.0%
Pakistani	3.9%	5.9%	2.0%	2.7%	3.2%
Other Asian	3.1%	1.6%	-1.5%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	7.2%	5.9%	-1.3%	2.5%	3.4%
Black Caribbean	5.4%	5.9%	0.5%	1.0%	4.9%
Other Black	2.3%	3.2%	0.9%	0.5%	2.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	2.1%	1.6%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	3.1%	1.6%	-1.5%	0.8%	0.8%
White	67.6%	60.2%	-7.4%	81.4%	-21.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	1.5%	6.4%	4.9%	1.6%	4.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.7% 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	77.1%	69.7%	-7.4%	83.2%	-13.5%
European Union	7.2%	11.2%	4.0%	6.1%	5.1%
Rest of Europe	5.9%	7.1%	1.2%	0.8%	6.3%
Africa	4.6%	4.3%	-0.3%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	3.3%	5.2%	1.9%	5.6%	-0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	2.3%	0.5%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.6%	69.5%	-7.1%	83.2%	-13.7%
10+ Years	3.3%	18.6%	15.3%	9.8%	8.8%
5-10 Years	2.8%	7%	4.2%	2.9%	4.1%
2-5 Years	3.9%	3%	-0.9%	2.2%	0.8%
Less than 2 years	13.4%	1.8%	-11.6%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.8%	76.7%	4.1%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	4.6%	0.9%	3.7%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
No passport held	6.6%	13.5%	-6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.6%	37.2%	-15.6%
Christian	50.1%	46.2%	3.9%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	13.7%	6.5%	7.2%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other religion	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Lavender Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lavender Close was 76.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 24.9% higher than the Endlebury average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Lavender Close has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Endlebury and the 328th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -27.4%.

🔎 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 E4 8AL, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 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 Lavender Close are based on 10 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 Lavender Close, Chingford, London, E4 8AL

Estimated Average Property Prices for E4 8AL

Average Price
£566,406

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£566,406

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lavender Close

Average Price
£805,844

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£805,844

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lavender CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Lavender Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£499,000	2025-04-23	£524,922
5 Lavender Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£440,000	2023-04-28	£473,258
2 Lavender Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£425,000	2018-11-22	£527,742
7 Lavender Close, London, Greater London Terraced, a newly built property	£250,000	2010-06-11	£631,295
2 Lavender Close, London, Greater London Terraced, a newly built property	£240,000	2010-03-26	£600,285

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E4 8AL

Employment

E4 8AL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 22% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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	118
Retired	59
Part-Time Employee	42
Self-Employed	42
Looking after home or family	22
Student (economically inactive)	21
Other	18
Unemployed	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	35
Human health and social work activities	24
Education	22
Construction	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Transport and storage	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	5
Information and communication	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

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	1,386 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	3,725 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,987 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	4,529 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	4out of 4	5,176 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chase Lane Junior School York Road , Chingford E4 8LA	- not rated	93 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chase Lane Primary School York Road , Chingford E4 8LA	3out of 4	185 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Larkswood New Road , E4 8ET	3out of 4	800 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Larkswood Primary School New Road , E4 8ET	- not rated	800 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Larkswood Junior School New Road , Chingford E4 8ET	- not rated	800 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rush Croft Sports College Rushcroft Road , Chingford E4 8SG	- not rated	1,437 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	1,437 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The McEntee School Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	- not rated	1,778 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	1,892 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	- not rated	2,006 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	2,436 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	3,004 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,463 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	3,624 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Haringey Sixth Form College White Hart Lane , Tottenham N17 8HR	- not rated	4,081 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	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	3,577 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,097 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Edmonton County School Great Cambridge Road , EN1 1HQ	- not rated	4,260 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Edmonton County School Little Bury Street , Edmonton N9 9JZ	3out of 4	4,789 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Key Stage 3 Short Stay School/ AP Burnside Avenue , E4 8YJ	- not rated	777 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable		More About School
Burnside Secondary PRU Burnside Avenue , 2 Burnside Avenue E4 8YJ	3out of 4	777 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chingford House School 22 Marlborough Road , E4 9AL	- not rated	1,078 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,945 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Morris School Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	- not rated	1,945 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
RnR Lounge	221-223 Chingford Mount Road	287 yd
Coban Cafe	233 Chingford Mount Road	294 yd
Ates Tas Firin	1c Hall Lane	307 yd
Burger Wingz UK	249 Chingford Mount Road	317 yd
Juice Shop	240 Chingford Mount Road	356 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal British Legion Club	65-67 Hall Lane	242 yd
Wishing Well	11 Hall Lane	307 yd
The Kings Ford	250-252 Chingford Mount Road	356 yd
The Mount	30-32 Old Church Road	444 yd
Old Hall Tavern	200 Hall Lane	561 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mount Charcoal Grill	2 Hall Lane	258 yd
Fish & Chicken	237 Chingford Mount Road	294 yd
Subway	9 Hall Lane	307 yd
Eaturkish'	Rear or 234 chingford Mount Road, 234 Chingford Mount Road	344 yd
Kickin Chicken	232 Chingford Mount Road	356 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	239-241 Chingford Mount Road	294 yd
Sainsbury's	13 Hall Lane	307 yd
Iceland	1a Old Church Road	484 yd
Aldi Stores	Unit 2 Aldi, Cork Tree Way	836 yd
Costco	1 Shadbolt Avenue	915 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Edmunds Church Hall CHINGFORD MOUNT ROAD		370 yd
Chingford Memorial Park GENEVER CLOSE	tennis courts	494 yd
Lime Academy Larkswood 70-72 70-72 NEW ROAD	artificial grass pitch	793 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Chingford) SALISBURY HALL GARDENS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	883 yd
Larkswood Playing Fields LARKSWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	891 yd
Ainslie Wood Sports Ground UNDERWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	971 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Chingford) MORRISON AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	1,002 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	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	45.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	58.31 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	58.31 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	12.98 Mbit/s

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