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Waltham Forest

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
278,308
Households
102,977
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 7.4 per 1k
102,977
Households
White Brit. · 34%
Ethnicity
Christian · 39%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£651,318
Median property price
£1,724
Median rent
3,831
Postcodes
102,977
Households
White Brit. · 34%
Ethnicity
Christian · 39%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£651,318
Median property price
£1,724
Median rent
3,831
Postcodes

Sold prices in Waltham Forest

England & Wales
Property sales · Waltham Forest
HM Land Registry · Waltham Forest
Average price
£564,808
YoY: +3.6%
Median price: £642,768
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 71 sales · avg £562,984
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£585k£553k£521k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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

England & Wales
Crime trends · Waltham Forest

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
612
YoY +21%
612505398
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
488
YoY -9%
597486374
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
188
YoY stable
376261145
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
86
YoY +43%
14310260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY -98%
162822
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Bicycle Theft
29
YoY +61%
41247
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · bicycle theft up sharply · burglary rising

2,068
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Waltham Forest

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Waltham Forest.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Waltham Forest

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Waltham Forest

Wood Street is a 8-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 618 m

  • Wood Street

    Rail

    618 m
  • Walthamstow Central

    Rail · Underground

    899 m
  • Walthamstow Queens Road

    Rail

    1.2 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Waltham Forest

GPs make up most of the mapped places

55 GPs · 11 Libraries · 3 Museums · 72 in all

  • GPs55
  • Libraries11
  • Museums3
  • Hospitals2
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Waltham Forest

Median private rent

£1,724/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,400
1 bed
£1,724
2 bed
£2,022
3 bed
£2,568
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Waltham Forest

Coordinates51.5888, -0.0107
Postcodes
3,831
Population (Census)
278,308
Households (Census)
102,977
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.4 per 1k

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%

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 4.42 (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 4.42 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).