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Waltham Forest

EnglandLondonWaltham Forest
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
278,308
Households
102,977
Crimes · May '26
2,124 · 7.6 per 1k
102,977
Households
White Brit. · 34%
Ethnicity
Christian · 39%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
2,124 · 7.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£648,328
Median property price
3,832
Postcodes
102,977
Households
White Brit. · 34%
Ethnicity
Christian · 39%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
2,124 · 7.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£648,328
Median property price
3,832
Postcodes

Overview of Waltham Forest

Coordinates51.5888, -0.0107
Postcodes
3,832
Population (Census)
278,308
Households (Census)
102,977
Recorded crime · May '26
2,124 · 7.6 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Waltham Forest

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.98 (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 3.98 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Waltham Forest

Property sales · Waltham Forest
HM Land Registry · Waltham Forest
Average price
£795,013
YoY: +47.3%
Median price: £642,404
View district E17
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 50 sales · avg £574,035
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£2.6m£1.6m£501k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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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 Waltham Forest

Crime trends · Waltham Forest
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
577488398
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
577
YoY +19%
ASB
619497374
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
573
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
376261145
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
172
YoY -16%
Burglary
14310260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
79
YoY -15%
Criminal damage
162857
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -94%

3 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

2,124
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Waltham Forest

Ethnicity

Total residents: 278,459
White Brit.34.0%
Other White16.7%
Pakistani10.3%
African6.7%
Caribbean6.3%
+ 10 other groups · 25.9%

Religion

Total residents: 278,438
Christian39.0%
No religion27.9%
Muslim21.6%
Not answered7.0%
Hindu1.9%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 278,308
35–4924.9%
25–3418.3%
50–6416.4%
10–157.1%
≤46.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%

Households

Total households: 102,977
Other17.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.3%
Any member 66+8.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.7%
+ 8 other households · 42.2%