Waverley Avenue, London, E4 8HS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E4 8HS has a slightly higher male population, with 52.2% 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	52.5%	47.8%	-4.7%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	47.5%	52.2%	4.7%	49.0%	3.2%

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	32.3%	38.6%	6.3%	37.9%	0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	53.1%	47.1%	-6.0%	44.2%	2.9%
Separated	1.4%	2.7%	1.3%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	7.1%	5.5%	-1.6%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	6.1%	6.1%	0.0%	6.1%	0.0%

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	45.3%	54.4%	9.1%	48.4%	6.0%
Good health	33.3%	30.1%	-3.2%	33.6%	-3.5%
Fair health	16.3%	11%	-5.3%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	4.3%	3%	-1.3%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	1.2%	0.2%

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	19%	19.8%	0.8%	18.2%	1.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.6%	8.2%	-7.4%	9.6%	-1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15%	13.3%	-1.7%	13.4%	-0.1%
Apprenticeship	4.1%	4.4%	0.3%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	15.4%	3.8%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	23.1%	35.5%	12.4%	33.8%	1.7%
Other	11.6%	3.4%	-8.2%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.3% 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	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.3%	4.2%	3.9%	3.1%	1.1%
Pakistani	1.3%	5.9%	4.6%	2.7%	3.2%
Other Asian	7.2%	5%	-2.2%	1.6%	3.4%
Black African	1.9%	5%	3.1%	2.5%	2.5%
Black Caribbean	4.3%	7%	2.7%	1.0%	6.0%
Other Black	1.9%	0.8%	-1.1%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	3.4%	0.5%	0.9%	2.5%
Mixed Other	2.4%	0.3%	-2.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	72.3%	55.3%	-17.0%	81.4%	-26.1%
Arab	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.3%	10.3%	9.0%	1.6%	8.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.9% 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	80%	74.9%	-5.1%	83.2%	-8.3%
European Union	5.3%	6.1%	0.8%	6.1%	0.0%
Rest of Europe	4.3%	6.1%	1.8%	0.8%	5.3%
Africa	4.8%	5.3%	0.5%	2.7%	2.6%
Middle East and Asia	4%	5.9%	1.9%	5.6%	0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	1.4%	-0.2%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78.9%	74%	-4.9%	83.2%	-9.2%
10+ Years	0.5%	22.1%	21.6%	9.8%	12.3%
5-10 Years	2.1%	1.7%	-0.4%	2.9%	-1.2%
2-5 Years	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	16.3%	1.1%	-15.2%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.8%	76.7%	12.1%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
No passport held	3.4%	13.5%	-10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.9%	37.2%	-13.3%
Christian	46.7%	46.2%	0.5%
Hindu	4.4%	1.7%	2.7%
Muslim	17.2%	6.5%	10.7%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Waverley Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waverley Avenue was 45.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 65.2% lower than the Valley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Waverley Avenue has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley and the 175th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -62.8%.

🔎 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. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E4 8HS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 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) - 4/10 (below 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 Waverley Avenue are based on 114 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 Waverley Avenue, London, E4 8HS

Estimated Average Property Prices for E4 8HS

Average Price
£642,826

Semi-Detached
£693,459

Terraced
£633,332

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waverley Avenue

Average Price
£665,190

Semi-Detached
£723,131

Terraced
£660,356

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£565,187

Other
£366,897

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waverley AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
27 Waverley Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£715,000	2025-11-18	£705,619
101 Waverley Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£565,000	2025-03-14	£590,223
69 Waverley Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£665,000	2024-04-26	£729,422
103 Waverley Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£530,000	2023-12-04	£576,539
51 Waverley Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£630,000	2022-10-28	£650,382

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E4 8HS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E4 8HS area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	104
Retired	61
Part-Time Employee	32
Student (economically inactive)	28
Self-Employed	27
Looking after home or family	13
Unemployed	11
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Construction	23
Education	18
Transport and storage	16
Human health and social work activities	14
Other	11
Manufacturing	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Information and communication	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	1,531 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,686 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	3,899 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	4,577 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	4out of 4	4,791 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 Primary School York Road , Chingford E4 8LA	3out of 4	246 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chase Lane Junior School York Road , Chingford E4 8LA	- not rated	351 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Salisbury Manor Primary School 4 Burnside Avenue , Chingford E4 8YJ	- not rated	937 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Salisbury Manor Primary School 4 Burnside Avenue , E4 8YJ	3out of 4	937 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chingford Hall Primary School 4 Burnside Avenue , Chingford E4 8YJ	- not rated	937 yd	Community school	Yes	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	1,749 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	1,749 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The McEntee School Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	- not rated	1,875 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	1,982 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chingford Foundation School Nevin Drive , Chingford E4 7LT	3out of 4	2,289 yd	Academy converter	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	2,654 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	3,232 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	3,273 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,422 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Haringey Sixth Form College White Hart Lane , Tottenham N17 8HR	- not rated	3,706 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	3,365 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edmonton County School Great Cambridge Road , EN1 1HQ	- not rated	3,870 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,881 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Edmonton County School Little Bury Street , Edmonton N9 9JZ	3out of 4	4,377 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	904 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable		More About School
Burnside Secondary PRU Burnside Avenue , 2 Burnside Avenue E4 8YJ	3out of 4	904 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chingford House School 22 Marlborough Road , E4 9AL	- not rated	1,389 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,901 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Morris School Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	- not rated	1,901 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
Artizan Oasis Cafe	285 Hall Lane	355 yd
A406 Cafe	335 Hall Lane	607 yd
Ates Tas Firin	1c Hall Lane	642 yd
Hugs & Mugs Food and Wine	3 Albert Crescent	668 yd
Bistro Bakery	4 Cherrydown Avenue	689 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Old Hall Tavern	200 Hall Lane	162 yd
Royal British Legion Club	65-67 Hall Lane	310 yd
Wishing Well	11 Hall Lane	642 yd
The Mount	30-32 Old Church Road	733 yd
The Kings Ford	250-252 Chingford Mount Road	751 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eddie's Fish Bar	291 Hall Lane	355 yd
Chingford Chicken Village	289 Hall Lane	355 yd
Mount Charcoal Grill	2 Hall Lane	479 yd
Subway	9 Hall Lane	642 yd
Subway	Walthamstow Avenue Service Station Bp, 16 Southend Road	645 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi Stores	Unit 2 Aldi, Cork Tree Way	498 yd
Sainsbury's	13 Hall Lane	642 yd
Costco	1 Shadbolt Avenue	653 yd
Tesco	239-241 Chingford Mount Road	696 yd
Iceland	1a Old Church Road	785 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Edmunds Church Hall CHINGFORD MOUNT ROAD		790 yd
Chingford Memorial Park GENEVER CLOSE	tennis courts	921 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	98.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.1%

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	87.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	209.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E4 8HS