5,837
Households
White Brit. · 22%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 36%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
84 · 4.9 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£593,333
Median property price
229
Postcodes
Overview of Forest
Coordinates51.5733, -0.0053
Postcodes
229
Population (Census)
17,159
Households (Census)
5,837
Recorded crime · May '26
84 · 4.9 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Forest
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.26 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.26 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Forest
Property sales · Forest
HM Land Registry · Forest
Average price
£570,071
YoY: +3.6%
Median price: £593,333
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £458,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£723k£578k£434k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Forest
Crime trends · Forest
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
433221
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY -37%
ASB
392612
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY -49%
Vehicle Crime
24144
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -36%
Burglary
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -80%
Demographics in Forest
Ethnicity
White Brit.22.4%
Pakistani21.1%
Other White14.5%
African7.8%
Caribbean6.5%
+ 12 other groups · 27.6%
Religion
Muslim35.8%
Christian32.4%
No religion21.7%
Not answered6.4%
Hindu1.5%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
35–4924.4%
25–3416.8%
50–6414.9%
10–157.9%
≤47.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Other18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.7%
With dependent children8.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.1%
+ 8 other households · 41.1%
Schools in Forest
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Barclay Primary School
Waltham Forest · E10 6EJ
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Belmont Park School
Waltham Forest · E10 6DB
Good
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Gwyn Jones Primary School
Waltham Forest · E11 1EU
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Leyton Sixth Form College
Waltham Forest · E10 6EQ
0.2 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–24
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Forest
Postcodes in Forest
E10 5ABE10 5ADE10 5AHE10 5AJE10 5ALE10 5ANE10 5APE10 5ARE10 5ASE10 5ATE10 5AUE10 5AXE10 5AYE10 5AZE10 5BAE10 5BBE10 5BDE10 5BFE10 5BHE10 5BJE10 5BLE10 5BPE10 5BQE10 5BSE10 5BTE10 5BUE10 5BXE10 5DAE10 5DBE10 5DDE10 5DEE10 5DFE10 5DPE10 5DQE10 5DUE10 5EGE10 5FFE10 5GGE10 5GHE10 5GJE10 5GNE10 5GUE10 5GXE10 5GYE10 5GZE10 5JWE10 5RUE10 5UGE10 5WJE10 5YFE10 6AAE10 6ADE10 6AEE10 6AGE10 6AHE10 6APE10 6AUE10 6AWE10 6AXE10 6AYE10 6AZE10 6BAE10 6BDE10 6BEE10 6BFE10 6BHE10 6BPE10 6BSE10 6BTE10 6BUE10 6BWE10 6BXE10 6DAE10 6DBE10 6DDE10 6DEE10 6DHE10 6DJE10 6DLE10 6DNE10 6DPE10 6DQE10 6DRE10 6DSE10 6DTE10 6DUE10 6DWE10 6DXE10 6DYE10 6DZE10 6EAE10 6EDE10 6EEE10 6EFE10 6EGE10 6EHE10 6EJE10 6ELE10 6ENE10 6EPE10 6EQE10 6ERE10 6ESE10 6ETE10 6EUE10 6EWE10 6EYE10 6FEE10 6FFE10 6GJE10 6HAE10 6HBE10 6HDE10 6HEE10 6HFE10 6HGE10 6HHE10 6HJE10 6HLE10 6HP