Chingford Road, London, E4 8SP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E4 8SP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.6%	51.2%	-3.4%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	45.4%	48.8%	3.4%	49.0%	-0.2%

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	35.1%	39.5%	4.4%	37.9%	1.6%
Married: Opposite sex	51.4%	48.4%	-3.0%	44.2%	4.2%
Separated	2.4%	2.7%	0.3%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	6.4%	7.1%	0.7%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	4.7%	2.4%	-2.3%	6.1%	-3.7%

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	45.7%	51.2%	5.5%	48.4%	2.8%
Good health	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	14.8%	11.7%	-3.1%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	4.8%	2.8%	-2.0%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.3%

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%	26%	2.0%	18.2%	7.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.9%	10%	-4.9%	9.6%	0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	9.7%	-3.5%	13.4%	-3.7%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	5%	3.3%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	13.9%	4.4%	16.9%	-3.0%
Degree or Similar	22.6%	32.2%	9.6%	33.8%	-1.6%
Other	14.2%	3.2%	-11.0%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.1% 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	2.4%	2.8%	0.4%	1.1%	1.7%
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	9.1%	5.8%	-3.3%	3.1%	2.7%
Pakistani	10.5%	20.6%	10.1%	2.7%	17.9%
Other Asian	4.6%	4.7%	0.1%	1.6%	3.1%
Black African	5.6%	4.2%	-1.4%	2.5%	1.7%
Black Caribbean	6.2%	5.4%	-0.8%	1.0%	4.4%
Other Black	5.6%	5.1%	-0.5%	0.5%	4.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	0.8%	1.3%
White	47.3%	38.1%	-9.2%	81.4%	-43.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.3%	0.2%	-1.1%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	3%	7.9%	4.9%	1.6%	6.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.8% 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	61.6%	56.8%	-4.8%	83.2%	-26.4%
European Union	9.7%	14.6%	4.9%	6.1%	8.5%
Rest of Europe	5.6%	7.7%	2.1%	0.8%	6.9%
Africa	7.8%	5.4%	-2.4%	2.7%	2.7%
Middle East and Asia	12.1%	11.7%	-0.4%	5.6%	6.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	3.5%	0.5%	1.3%	2.2%
Oceania	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.8%	57.1%	-3.7%	83.2%	-26.1%
10+ Years	1.6%	29.2%	27.6%	9.8%	19.4%
5-10 Years	4%	5.2%	1.2%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	7.5%	4.5%	-3.0%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	26.1%	4%	-22.1%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73%	76.7%	-3.7%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	5.9%	0.9%	5.0%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	5.6%	13.5%	-7.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.7%	37.2%	-23.5%
Christian	33.7%	46.2%	-12.5%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	3.5%	1.7%	1.8%
Muslim	36.1%	6.5%	29.6%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	11.1%	6.0%	5.1%

Safety

Is Chingford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Chingford Road was 1071.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 726.9% higher than the Valley average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Chingford Road has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Valley and the 5th highest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 152.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen 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 8SP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 8/10 (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 Chingford Road are based on 541 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 Chingford Road, London, E4 8SP

Estimated Average Property Prices for E4 8SP

Average Price
£7,006,230

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£7,006,230

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chingford Road

Average Price
£486,648

Semi-Detached
£604,246

Terraced
£557,228

Detached
£722,644

Flats/Maisonettes
£332,076

Other
£1,550,529

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chingford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
457 Chingford Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£4,084,632	2013-11-01	£6,971,199
457 Chingford Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£3,403,860	2013-11-01	£5,809,332

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E4 8SP

Employment

E4 8SP area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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 student residents living in E4 8SP 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	89
Retired	52
Part-Time Employee	47
Self-Employed	44
Other	25
Looking after home or family	23
Student (economically inactive)	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Education	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Construction	13
Transport and storage	10
Other	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Manufacturing	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Real estate activities	5
Information and communication	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

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	2,187 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	2,783 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	3,137 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,800 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	4out of 4	5,401 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walthamstow Primary Academy Billet Road , Waltham Forest E17 5DP	3out of 4	560 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Chapel End Junior Academy Roberts Road , Walthamstow E17 4LS	3out of 4	590 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chapel End Junior School Roberts Road , Walthamstow E17 4LS	- not rated	590 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre Beresford Road , E17 4LN	3out of 4	614 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Roger Ascham Primary School 1 Wigton Road , Walthamstow E17 5HU	3out of 4	844 yd	Academy converter	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	451 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	451 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The McEntee School Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	- not rated	575 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	658 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,426 yd	Community school	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	895 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,469 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,341 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,393 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	3,730 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
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,523 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,191 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,191 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Hadley 143 South Street , EN3 4PX	3out of 4	5,109 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chingford House School 22 Marlborough Road , E4 9AL	- not rated	569 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	732 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Key Stage 3 Short Stay School/ AP Burnside Avenue , E4 8YJ	- not rated	872 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable		More About School
Burnside Secondary PRU Burnside Avenue , 2 Burnside Avenue E4 8YJ	3out of 4	872 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,168 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Restaurant Hub	Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue	350 yd
O'Cha Thai	60 Billet Road	353 yd
Bannatyne's Cafe Bar	Bannatynes Gymnasium, 2 Morrison Avenue	439 yd
Monoux Coffee Shop	214-216 Chingford Road	527 yd
Goals Soccer Ltd	3 Morrison Avenue	560 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Dog & Duck Public House/Sourdough Saloon	222 Chingford Road		527 yd
The Bar/Cafe	Peter May Sports Centre, 135 Wadham Road		583 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sushi Gourmet	Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue	350 yd
AFC	232 Chingford Road	527 yd
Monoux Fish Bar	220 Chingford Road	527 yd
Curry in a Hurry	151 Wadham Road	762 yd
Mount Fast Food	40-42 Chingford Mount Road	857 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue		350 yd
Morrison's Supermarket	6 Salisbury Hall Gardens, Chingford Road		439 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Better Gym Walthamstow Stadium Chingford Road	health and fitness suite	173 yd
Hale End (Arsenal Fc Academy) Wadham Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	390 yd
Tyne Acre Playing Fields (Closed) Billet Road	grass pitches	426 yd
South Chingford Foundation School RUSHCROFT ROAD	artificial grass pitch	448 yd
Blades And Salisbury Hall Playing Fields Walthamstow Avenue	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	466 yd
George White Sports Ground BILLET ROAD	grass pitches	479 yd
Walthamstow Academy BILLET ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	535 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Chingford) MORRISON AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	549 yd
Britannia Playing Fields BILLET ROAD	grass pitches	559 yd
The Mcentee School (Closed) Billet Road	grass pitches, swimming pool	575 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	50.0%

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	50.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	50.0%

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

Overview of E4 8SP