Higham Station Avenue, London, E4 9XA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E4 9XA 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	49.8%	47.8%	-2.0%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	50.2%	52.2%	2.0%	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.

In the immediate area around E4 9XA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.6% 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	40.3%	47.6%	7.3%	37.9%	9.7%
Married: Opposite sex	39.1%	36.2%	-2.9%	44.2%	-8.0%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.4%	2.4%	-1.0%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	13.3%	8.5%	-4.8%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	3%	5.3%	2.3%	6.1%	-0.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.5%	51.5%	5.0%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	31.4%	29.9%	-1.5%	33.6%	-3.7%
Fair health	17.5%	12%	-5.5%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	3.6%	5.6%	2.0%	4.0%	1.6%
Very bad health	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	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	30%	26.9%	-3.1%	18.2%	8.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.9%	5.3%	-10.6%	9.6%	-4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.2%	9%	-2.2%	13.4%	-4.4%
Apprenticeship	4.7%	5.3%	0.6%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.9%	15.5%	2.6%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	17.6%	35.5%	17.9%	33.8%	1.7%
Other	7.7%	2.4%	-5.3%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.7% 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%	4%	4.0%	1.1%	2.9%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.3%	2.2%	0.9%	3.1%	-0.9%
Pakistani	2.3%	5.6%	3.3%	2.7%	2.9%
Other Asian	3%	3.7%	0.7%	1.6%	2.1%
Black African	3.3%	4.3%	1.0%	2.5%	1.8%
Black Caribbean	3.3%	5.9%	2.6%	1.0%	4.9%
Other Black	2.6%	0.3%	-2.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.8%	0.7%
White	76.2%	61.7%	-14.5%	81.4%	-19.7%
Arab	2.3%	0.6%	-1.7%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	1.7%	6.2%	4.5%	1.6%	4.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.3% 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	80.2%	73.3%	-6.9%	83.2%	-9.9%
European Union	5.6%	8.4%	2.8%	6.1%	2.3%
Rest of Europe	5%	5%	0.0%	0.8%	4.2%
Africa	3.6%	5.3%	1.7%	2.7%	2.6%
Middle East and Asia	3.3%	5%	1.7%	5.6%	-0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	3.1%	0.8%	1.3%	1.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.9%	72.8%	-7.1%	83.2%	-10.4%
10+ Years	0%	20.7%	20.7%	9.8%	10.9%
5-10 Years	0%	5.2%	5.2%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	5.6%	0.6%	-5.0%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	14.5%	0.6%	-13.9%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.5%	76.7%	2.8%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	10.6%	13.5%	-2.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.5%	37.2%	-10.7%
Christian	42%	46.2%	-4.2%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	13.9%	6.5%	7.4%
Other religion	4.3%	0.6%	3.7%
Not answered	8.6%	6.0%	2.6%

Safety

Is Higham Station Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Higham Station Avenue was 96.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 56.1% higher than the Endlebury average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

Higham Station Avenue has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Endlebury and the 283rd highest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 16.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -68.8%.

🔎 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. 76% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,300

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E4 9XA, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 6/10 (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 9XA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E4 9XA

Average Price
£252,177

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£252,177

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
Flat 4 Fern Court, 121 Higham Station Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£206,000	2023-12-20	£210,226
Flat 10 Fern Court, 121 Higham Station Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2018-04-20	£213,519
Flat 14 Fern Court, 121 Higham Station Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£212,500	2017-10-20	£219,334
Flat 14 Fern Court, 121 Higham Station Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£129,000	2013-09-27	£223,615
Flat 15 Fern Court, 121 Higham Station Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£128,500	2011-05-18	£262,541

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E4 9XA

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	76
Retired	42
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Unemployed	18
Student (economically inactive)	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Looking after home or family	8
Other	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Construction	19
Education	18
Human health and social work activities	14
Other	12
Administrative and support service activities	8
Transport and storage	8
Manufacturing	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	2,070 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	2,952 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	4,076 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	4,605 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Selwyn Primary School 105 Selwyn Avenue , E4 9NE	4out of 4	377 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn Primary School Cavendish Road , E4 9NG	- not rated	377 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn Primary School Cavendish Road , Chingford E4 9NG	- not rated	377 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Selwyn Infants' School Selwyn Avenue , Highams Park E4 9NE	- not rated	377 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ainslie Wood Primary School 140 Ainslie Wood Road , Waltham Forest E4 9DD	3out of 4	401 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	573 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	573 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	- not rated	853 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highams Park School 34 Handsworth Avenue , Highams Park E4 9PJ	3out of 4	853 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The McEntee School Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	- not rated	1,549 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	1,652 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,124 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,340 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,985 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	4,416 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	4,446 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Hadley 143 South Street , EN3 4PX	3out of 4	4,683 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,944 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,944 yd	Community school	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	543 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Clarke School Vincent Road , E4 9PP	- not rated	928 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Joseph Clarke School Vincent Road , E4 9PP	3out of 4	928 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Key Stage 3 Short Stay School/ AP Burnside Avenue , E4 8YJ	- not rated	1,123 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable		More About School
Burnside Secondary PRU Burnside Avenue , 2 Burnside Avenue E4 8YJ	3out of 4	1,123 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
E4 Health & Fitness Club	14a Hickman Avenue	196 yd
Costa Coffee	Tesco Supermarket, 405 Larkshall Road	320 yd
Ziggy Played Guitar	Unit 9, 3 Signal Walk	476 yd
Yaz Restaurant	7-9 Signal Walk	479 yd
Survivor Caribbean Restaurant	460 Larkshall Road	535 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Vino Tap	2a Winchester Road	551 yd
The Stag & Lantern	11-12 The Broadway	586 yd
The Function Room	Bank Buildings, 3a The Avenue	651 yd
The County Arms	420 Hale End Road	797 yd
The Bar/Cafe	Peter May Sports Centre, 135 Wadham Road	962 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yo! To Go! Highams Park at Tesco	405 Larkshall Road	320 yd
Subway	403 Larkshall Road	490 yd
The Broadway Fish and Chips	3 The Broadway	549 yd
Greek On Broadway	9 The Broadway	586 yd
Highams Kebab House	17 Winchester Road	587 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Supermarket, 405 Larkshall Road		320 yd
Morrison's Supermarket	6 Salisbury Hall Gardens, Chingford Road		726 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
E4 Fitness And Leisure Ltd HICKMAN AVENUE	health and fitness suite	201 yd
Rolls Sports Ground HICKMAN AVENUE	grass pitches	233 yd
Parmiters Sports Ground PARMITERS SPORTS GROUND PARMITERS SPORTS GROUND NELSON ROAD	grass pitches	360 yd
Chingford School Of Tennis Club Hickman Avenue	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	368 yd
Ainslie Wood Sports Ground UNDERWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	380 yd
South Chingford Foundation School RUSHCROFT ROAD	artificial grass pitch	577 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Chingford) SALISBURY HALL GARDENS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	672 yd
Peter May Sports Centre Wadham Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	681 yd
Chingford Memorial Park GENEVER CLOSE	tennis courts	808 yd
Better Gym Walthamstow Stadium Chingford Road	health and fitness suite	828 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	6.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	6.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	8.2 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	8.2 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.19 Mbit/s

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