Southweald Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1PP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding EN9 1PP, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.6% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.6%	53.6%	-2.0%	51.0%	2.6%
Male	44.4%	46.4%	2.0%	49.0%	-2.6%

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	22.9%	31.5%	8.6%	37.9%	-6.4%
Married: Opposite sex	50.9%	43.7%	-7.2%	44.2%	-0.5%
Separated	3.7%	3.6%	-0.1%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	10.6%	11.3%	0.7%	9.1%	2.2%
Widowed	11.9%	9.9%	-2.0%	6.1%	3.8%

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	37.3%	36%	-1.3%	48.4%	-12.4%
Good health	35.4%	40%	4.6%	33.6%	6.4%
Fair health	19.4%	18.5%	-0.9%	12.7%	5.8%
Bad health	6.3%	4.7%	-1.6%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	1.5%	0.7%	-0.8%	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.

In the area around EN9 1PP this area, 34.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 19%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	45.4%	34.4%	-11.0%	18.2%	16.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.8%	12.7%	-1.1%	9.6%	3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17%	13.6%	-3.4%	13.4%	0.2%
Apprenticeship	4.1%	4.1%	0.0%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.6%	13.6%	9.0%	16.9%	-3.3%
Degree or Similar	8.7%	19%	10.3%	33.8%	-14.8%
Other	6.4%	2.7%	-3.7%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 83.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	1.1%	1.1%	3.1%	-2.0%
Other Asian	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	5.2%	3%	-2.2%	2.5%	0.5%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.4%	2.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	1.9%	-0.3%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	0.8%	0.7%
White	88.4%	83.7%	-4.7%	81.4%	2.3%
Other	0.7%	3.3%	2.6%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 82.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.3%	82.7%	-7.6%	83.2%	-0.5%
European Union	3%	10.1%	7.1%	6.1%	4.0%
Rest of Europe	2.6%	2.5%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	2.7%	-0.5%
Middle East and Asia	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	5.6%	-5.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	1.3%	0.5%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.2%	83.3%	-5.9%	83.2%	0.1%
10+ Years	0%	9.5%	9.5%	9.8%	-0.3%
5-10 Years	1.1%	4.4%	3.3%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	2.2%	-0.7%
Less than 2 years	7.8%	1.5%	-6.3%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73%	76.7%	-3.7%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	4.4%	0.9%	3.5%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Turkey	2.6%	0.1%	2.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	15%	13.5%	1.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.3%	37.2%	1.1%
Christian	51.6%	46.2%	5.4%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Muslim	3.6%	6.5%	-2.9%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	4%	6.0%	-2.0%

Safety

Is Southweald Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Southweald Drive was 70.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 12.6% lower than the Waltham Abbey North average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Southweald Drive has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North and the 148th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 45.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -39.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in EN9 1PP, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 9/10 (very 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 Southweald Drive are based on 54 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Epping Forest.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Southweald Drive, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1PP

Estimated Average Property Prices for EN9 1PP

Average Price
£390,716

Semi-Detached
£266,590

Terraced
£400,396

Detached
£330,907

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Southweald Drive

Average Price
£388,369

Semi-Detached
£362,869

Terraced
£396,273

Detached
£283,082

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Southweald DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 Southweald Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2024-10-25	£296,957
48 Southweald Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£380,000	2023-11-08	£388,763
9 Southweald Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£265,000	2023-01-20	£260,495
54 Southweald Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£415,000	2022-08-26	£401,427
49 Southweald Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2022-03-30	£361,481

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EN9 1PP

Employment

EN9 1PP 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

Retired	66
Full-Time Employee	54
Part-Time Employee	27
Looking after home or family	18
Self-Employed	14
Student (economically inactive)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Other	10
Unemployed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Construction	17
Human health and social work activities	13
Transport and storage	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Education	5
Manufacturing	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Other	3
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenfield Nursery School Hurst Drive , EN8 8DH	3out of 4	3,299 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School Blindman's Lane , Cheshunt EN8 9DW	4out of 4	3,577 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy Quendon Drive , EN9 1LG	- not rated	245 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Leverton Primary School Honey Lane , EN9 3BE	3out of 4	1,499 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillhouse CofE Primary School Ninefields Estate , EN9 3EL	3out of 4	1,545 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery Longcroft Drive , EN8 7QG	2out of 4	1,931 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Royal Avenue , EN8 7EN	- not rated	2,322 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy Broomstick Hall Road , EN9 1LF	3out of 4	918 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Enfield Kinetic Crescent , Innova Park EN3 7XH	3out of 4	2,897 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haileybury Turnford Mill Lane , Cheshunt EN8 0JU	2out of 4	3,393 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Lea Valley Academy Bullsmoor Lane , EN3 6TW	3out of 4	3,614 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Goffs - Churchgate Academy College Road , Cheshunt EN8 9LY	2out of 4	3,857 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Capel Manor College Bullsmoor Lane , EN1 4RQ	- not rated	4,707 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark John Keats Academy Bell Lane , EN3 5PA	4out of 4	4,227 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Freshsteps Independent school Innova House , Kenetic Crescent EN3 7XH	- not rated	2,830 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fern House School Chesterfield Primary School , EN3 6BG	1out of 4	3,561 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Orchardside School 230 Bullsmoor Lane , EN1 4RL	2out of 4	4,740 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Durants School 4 Pitfield Way , EN3 5BY	3out of 4	5,003 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Applied Educational Solutions 10 Central Parade , Green Street EN3 7HG	- not rated	5,458 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
Lea Valley Church	Monkswood Avenue, Waltham Abbey	375 yd
Kalik Cafe	33 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey	516 yd
The Phoenix Restaurant	46 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey	516 yd
Apollo Cafe	42 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey	516 yd
Belini Restaurant & Bar	58 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey	516 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Macs Sports and Social Bar	42 Farm Hill Road, Waltham Abbey	466 yd
The Angel Public House	48 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey	516 yd
Abbey Church Centre	Abbey Gardens, Crooked Mile	566 yd
The Sun Inn Public House	21 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey	629 yd
Welsh Harp	Welsh Harp Public House, Market Square	647 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Waltham Abbey Fish Bar	5 Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey	491 yd
Ting Tong Thai Cafe	1 Darby Drive, Waltham Abbey	534 yd
Pizza Tup	3 Market Square, Waltham Abbey	647 yd
Market Kebab	19 Market Square, Waltham Abbey	732 yd
Figo's Fish & Chips	74 Roundhills, Waltham Abbey	867 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-op	7-9 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey		629 yd
Lidl Great Britain Limited	Lidl, 118-126 Cartersfield Road		1,074 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Larsens Recreation Ground ROUNDHILLS	grass pitches, tennis courts	672 yd
King Harold Business And Enterprise Academy BROOMSTICK HALL ROAD	grass pitches, squash courts	789 yd
Waltham Abbey Fc (Capershotts) CAPERSHOTTS CAPERSHOTTS SEWARDSTONE ROAD	grass pitches	881 yd
Townmead Leisure Park MEAD COURT	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,064 yd
Waltham Abbey Swimming Pool (Closed) ROUNDHILLS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,090 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	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	88.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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