Grove Park Avenue, London, E4 8SS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E4 8SS is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.8%	50.2%	0.4%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	50.3%	49.8%	-0.5%	49.0%	0.8%

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	34.1%	41.3%	7.2%	37.9%	3.4%
Married: Opposite sex	52.5%	45.8%	-6.7%	44.2%	1.6%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	2.9%	1.3%	-1.6%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	5.1%	9.6%	4.5%	9.1%	0.5%
Widowed	4.1%	1.3%	-2.8%	6.1%	-4.8%

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 (86.8%) 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	49.3%	50.1%	0.8%	48.4%	1.7%
Good health	35.8%	36.7%	0.9%	33.6%	3.1%
Fair health	11%	8.9%	-2.1%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	3.3%	3.6%	0.3%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	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	17.2%	17.9%	0.7%	18.2%	-0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.2%	11.9%	-6.3%	9.6%	2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	21.3%	13.1%	-8.2%	13.4%	-0.3%
Apprenticeship	2.9%	3.8%	0.9%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.8%	13.5%	1.7%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	24.2%	36.2%	12.0%	33.8%	2.4%
Other	4.5%	3.5%	-1.0%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.7% 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	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	1%	1.9%	0.9%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	7.8%	13.9%	6.1%	2.7%	11.2%
Other Asian	4.8%	3.1%	-1.7%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	9%	3.6%	-5.4%	2.5%	1.1%
Black Caribbean	12.8%	13.2%	0.4%	1.0%	12.2%
Other Black	2.3%	4.6%	2.3%	0.5%	4.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	0.7%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0.5%	-0.8%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	1.2%	-1.1%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	3%	1.2%	-1.8%	0.8%	0.4%
White	48.8%	48.7%	-0.1%	81.4%	-32.7%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.5%	5.3%	2.8%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.2% 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	72%	61.2%	-10.8%	83.2%	-22.0%
European Union	6.5%	17.5%	11.0%	6.1%	11.4%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	3.4%	2.1%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	7.5%	3.1%	-4.4%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	8.5%	9.4%	0.9%	5.6%	3.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%	1.3%	3.0%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	1%	1.0%	0.0%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.8%	61.2%	-10.6%	83.2%	-22.0%
10+ Years	2%	26.1%	24.1%	9.8%	16.3%
5-10 Years	3.3%	6.7%	3.4%	2.9%	3.8%
2-5 Years	6.8%	4.6%	-2.2%	2.2%	2.4%
Less than 2 years	16.3%	1.4%	-14.9%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.5%	76.7%	-5.2%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Poland	2.9%	1.3%	1.6%
Romania	9.3%	0.9%	8.4%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	4.5%	13.5%	-9.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.7%	37.2%	-16.5%
Christian	45.9%	46.2%	-0.3%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	19.5%	6.5%	13.0%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	10.3%	6.0%	4.3%

Safety

Is Grove Park Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Grove Park Avenue was 172.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 78.2% higher than the Chapel End average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Grove Park Avenue has the 9th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End and the 109th highest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 42.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -39.3%.

🔎 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. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E4 8SS, 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Grove Park Avenue are based on 44 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 Grove Park Avenue, London, E4 8SS

Estimated Average Property Prices for E4 8SS

Average Price
£577,708

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£577,708

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Grove Park Avenue

Average Price
£616,517

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£616,517

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Grove Park AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
40 Grove Park Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£607,500	2026-02-13	£607,500
18 Grove Park Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£720,000	2025-05-14	£754,388
38 Grove Park Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£540,000	2025-03-24	£564,107
36 Grove Park Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£515,000	2023-08-04	£553,362
48 Grove Park Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£562,000	2022-10-25	£580,182

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E4 8SS

Employment

E4 8SS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

E4 8SS area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	105
Self-Employed	54
Part-Time Employee	37
Retired	33
Looking after home or family	21
Student (economically inactive)	19
Other	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Construction	24
Education	23
Transport and storage	14
Other	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Information and communication	10
Real estate activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Manufacturing	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	2,087 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	2,861 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	3,114 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,959 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chapel End Junior Academy Roberts Road , Walthamstow E17 4LS	3out of 4	455 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chapel End Junior School Roberts Road , Walthamstow E17 4LS	- not rated	455 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre Beresford Road , E17 4LN	3out of 4	476 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Primary Academy Billet Road , Waltham Forest E17 5DP	3out of 4	678 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn Primary School 105 Selwyn Avenue , E4 9NE	4out of 4	785 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	396 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	396 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The McEntee School Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	- not rated	705 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	768 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,243 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	773 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,333 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,400 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,258 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	3,907 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	3,649 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,095 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,095 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Hadley 143 South Street , EN3 4PX	3out of 4	5,247 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	634 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	778 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Key Stage 3 Short Stay School/ AP Burnside Avenue , E4 8YJ	- not rated	1,041 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable		More About School
Burnside Secondary PRU Burnside Avenue , 2 Burnside Avenue E4 8YJ	3out of 4	1,041 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
21st Century Academy 107 Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 4PN	- not rated	1,130 yd	Other independent 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
Kathy's Cafe at Peter May Sports Centre	135 Wadham Road	394 yd
Monoux Coffee Shop	214-216 Chingford Road	415 yd
O'Cha Thai	60 Billet Road	455 yd
The Restaurant Hub	Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue	541 yd
Bannatyne's Cafe Bar	Bannatynes Gymnasium, 2 Morrison Avenue	551 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Bar/Cafe	Peter May Sports Centre, 135 Wadham Road		393 yd
Dog & Duck Public House/Sourdough Saloon	222 Chingford Road		415 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
AFC	232 Chingford Road	415 yd
Monoux Fish Bar	220 Chingford Road	415 yd
Sushi Gourmet	Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue	541 yd
Curry in a Hurry	151 Wadham Road	575 yd
Sushi Glamour	200 Winchester Road	854 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue		541 yd
Morrison's Supermarket	6 Salisbury Hall Gardens, Chingford Road		551 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hale End (Arsenal Fc Academy) Wadham Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	206 yd
Better Gym Walthamstow Stadium Chingford Road	health and fitness suite	238 yd
South Chingford Foundation School RUSHCROFT ROAD	artificial grass pitch	393 yd
Kitchener Road Park (Closed) Kitchener Road	grass pitches	429 yd
Peter May Sports Centre Wadham Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	477 yd
George White Sports Ground BILLET ROAD	grass pitches	559 yd
Tyne Acre Playing Fields (Closed) Billet Road	grass pitches	604 yd
Parmiters Sports Ground PARMITERS SPORTS GROUND PARMITERS SPORTS GROUND NELSON ROAD	grass pitches	610 yd
Match Day Centres (Wadham Lodge) Brookscroft Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	625 yd
Blades And Salisbury Hall Playing Fields Walthamstow Avenue	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	642 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	247.8 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	23.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E4 8SS