Higham Station Avenue, London, E4 9UU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E4 9UU is primarily male, with 53.1% of the population 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	48.1%	46.9%	-1.2%	51.0%	-4.1%
Male	51.9%	53.1%	1.2%	49.0%	4.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around E4 9UU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	68.3%	47.8%	-20.5%	37.9%	9.9%
Married: Opposite sex	17.5%	40.3%	22.8%	44.2%	-3.9%
Separated	3.7%	3.5%	-0.2%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	9%	8%	-1.0%	9.1%	-1.1%
Widowed	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	6.1%	-5.6%

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 (85.6%) 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	43.3%	54%	10.7%	48.4%	5.6%
Good health	45%	31.6%	-13.4%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	7.8%	9.9%	2.1%	12.7%	-2.8%
Bad health	2.6%	4%	1.4%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	1.2%	-0.8%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 46.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.3%	12%	-2.3%	18.2%	-6.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.9%	7%	-9.9%	9.6%	-2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	13.5%	0.3%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	4.5%	3.4%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	13.5%	2.9%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	37%	46.5%	9.5%	33.8%	12.7%
Other	6.9%	3%	-3.9%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.5% 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	2.2%	1.9%	-0.3%	1.1%	0.8%
Chinese	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	3.5%	7.1%	3.6%	2.7%	4.4%
Other Asian	2.6%	4.9%	2.3%	1.6%	3.3%
Black African	9.5%	4.9%	-4.6%	2.5%	2.4%
Black Caribbean	5.2%	8.2%	3.0%	1.0%	7.2%
Other Black	2.6%	0.4%	-2.2%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	1.9%	-0.7%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	1.3%	3.7%	2.4%	0.8%	2.9%
White	65.4%	57.5%	-7.9%	81.4%	-23.9%
Roma	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Arab	0.4%	3.7%	3.3%	0.6%	3.1%
Other	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.8% 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	70.1%	61.8%	-8.3%	83.2%	-21.4%
European Union	12.1%	18%	5.9%	6.1%	11.9%
Rest of Europe	4.3%	3.7%	-0.6%	0.8%	2.9%
Africa	6.5%	5.9%	-0.6%	2.7%	3.2%
Middle East and Asia	3.9%	5.1%	1.2%	5.6%	-0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	5.1%	2.5%	1.3%	3.8%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.7%	61.3%	-8.4%	83.2%	-21.9%
10+ Years	2.2%	20.4%	18.2%	9.8%	10.6%
5-10 Years	3.9%	8.4%	4.5%	2.9%	5.5%
2-5 Years	12.6%	8%	-4.6%	2.2%	5.8%
Less than 2 years	11.7%	1.8%	-9.9%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62%	76.7%	-14.7%
Ireland	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Lithuania	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	4.4%	0.9%	3.5%
Other EU countries	5.5%	1.5%	4.0%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North Africa	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	2.2%	1.2%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.2%	37.2%	-10.0%
Christian	37.9%	46.2%	-8.3%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	3.3%	1.7%	1.6%
Muslim	20.6%	6.5%	14.1%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Higham Station Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Higham Station Avenue was 34.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.2% lower than the Chapel End average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Higham Station Avenue has the 16th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End and the 115th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -13.3%.

🔎 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 9UU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 5/10 (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) - 5/10 (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 Higham Station Avenue are based on 395 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 Higham Station Avenue, London, E4 9UU

Estimated Average Property Prices for E4 9UU

Average Price
£320,898

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£320,898

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Higham Station Avenue

Average Price
£448,477

Semi-Detached
£779,728

Terraced
£821,894

Detached
£972,561

Flats/Maisonettes
£291,361

Other
£285,760

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Higham Station AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Birch Court Higham Station Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2018-11-27	£300,716
Flat 2 Birch Court, 113 Higham Station Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£293,500	2017-03-17	£305,473
Flat 8 Birch Court, 113 Higham Station Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2015-03-16	£286,626
Flat 6 Birch Court, 113 Higham Station Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£222,500	2015-03-13	£303,687
Flat 1 Birch Court, 113 Higham Station Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£172,000	2013-07-19	£307,253

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E4 9UU

Employment

E4 9UU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	93
Self-Employed	30
Part-Time Employee	25
Looking after home or family	16
Unemployed	12
Retired	7
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Student (economically inactive)	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Human health and social work activities	25
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Education	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Other	8
Manufacturing	8
Transport and storage	8
Information and communication	7
Construction	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Real estate activities	4

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	2,071 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	2,917 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	4,012 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	4,493 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ainslie Wood Primary School 140 Ainslie Wood Road , Waltham Forest E4 9DD	3out of 4	381 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn Primary School 105 Selwyn Avenue , E4 9NE	4out of 4	410 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn Primary School Cavendish Road , E4 9NG	- not rated	410 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn Primary School Cavendish Road , Chingford E4 9NG	- not rated	410 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn Infants' School Selwyn Avenue , Highams Park E4 9NE	- not rated	410 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	506 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	506 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	- not rated	963 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School 34 Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	3out of 4	963 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The McEntee School Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	- not rated	1,452 yd	Community 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	1,608 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,098 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,251 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,977 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	4,303 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	4,339 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Hadley 143 South Street , EN3 4PX	3out of 4	4,650 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,916 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,916 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edmonton County School Great Cambridge Road , EN1 1HQ	- not rated	5,433 yd	Community school	No	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	433 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Key Stage 3 Short Stay School/ AP Burnside Avenue , E4 8YJ	- not rated	1,013 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable		More About School
Burnside Secondary PRU Burnside Avenue , 2 Burnside Avenue E4 8YJ	3out of 4	1,013 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Clarke School Vincent Road , E4 9PP	- not rated	1,030 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Clarke School Vincent Road , E4 9PP	3out of 4	1,030 yd	Academy special sponsor led	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
E4 Health & Fitness Club	14a Hickman Avenue	303 yd
Costa Coffee	Tesco Supermarket, 405 Larkshall Road	373 yd
Star Cafe	44 Chingford Mount Road	572 yd
Pizza Point The Original	50 Chingford Mount Road	572 yd
Ziggy Played Guitar	Unit 9, 3 Signal Walk	579 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Vino Tap	2a Winchester Road	651 yd
The Stag & Lantern	11-12 The Broadway	688 yd
The Function Room	Bank Buildings, 3a The Avenue	756 yd
The County Arms	420 Hale End Road	898 yd
The Bar/Cafe	Peter May Sports Centre, 135 Wadham Road	933 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yo! To Go! Highams Park at Tesco	405 Larkshall Road	373 yd
Mount Fast Food	40-42 Chingford Mount Road	580 yd
Subway	403 Larkshall Road	597 yd
The Broadway Fish and Chips	3 The Broadway	653 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken	52 Chingford Mount Road	661 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Supermarket, 405 Larkshall Road	373 yd
Morrison's Supermarket	6 Salisbury Hall Gardens, Chingford Road	617 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue	1,000 yd
Tesco	239-241 Chingford Mount Road	1,062 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Parmiters Sports Ground PARMITERS SPORTS GROUND PARMITERS SPORTS GROUND NELSON ROAD	grass pitches	294 yd
E4 Fitness And Leisure Ltd HICKMAN AVENUE	health and fitness suite	308 yd
Rolls Sports Ground HICKMAN AVENUE	grass pitches	330 yd
Ainslie Wood Sports Ground UNDERWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	386 yd
Chingford School Of Tennis Club Hickman Avenue	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	466 yd
South Chingford Foundation School RUSHCROFT ROAD	artificial grass pitch	510 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Chingford) SALISBURY HALL GARDENS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	560 yd
Peter May Sports Centre Wadham Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	662 yd
Better Gym Walthamstow Stadium Chingford Road	health and fitness suite	740 yd
Chingford Memorial Park GENEVER CLOSE	tennis courts	760 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
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	100.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	8.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	10.25 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	10.25 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	0.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	0.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.12 Mbit/s

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