Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£335,000
Median property price
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Annual change
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Coordinates & Location for E10 5BU
Postcode
E10 5BU
Coordinates
51.5715, -0.0107
Grid reference
TQ379877
Easting
537,962
Northing
187,720
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XHXCQ+HP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Waltham Forest
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Waltham Forest
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4271
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4271 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · E10 5BU
HM Land Registry · Waltham Forest
Average price
£335,000
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Median price: £335,000
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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 near E10 5BU
England & WalesCrime trends · near E10 5BU
Counts are for Forest electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
41
YoY +71%
433221
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
19
YoY -39%
382512
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY -10%
24144
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
African21.7%
Pakistani14.3%
White Brit.12.8%
Caribbean10.6%
Other White9.7%
+ 10 other groups · 30.9%
Religion
Muslim40.1%
Christian31.9%
No religion15.5%
Not answered8.1%
Other religion1.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.7%
Age groups
35–4920.2%
50–6412.0%
10–1511.3%
16–1911.0%
25–3410.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 34.8%
Households
Other23.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children17.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.8%
With dependent children7.3%
+ 8 other households · 28.8%
Administrative Information
Waltham Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaLeyton and Wanstead E14001334
Constituency
E14001334Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Forest
Constituency code
E14001334
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Waltham Forest, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Waltham Forest
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorth East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Waltham Forest
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East London ICB - A3A8R
Cancer Alliance
North East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Waltham Forest 020I E01034488
E01034488MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Waltham Forest 020 E02000914
E02000914LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Waltham Forest 020G E01033153
E01033153MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Waltham Forest 020 E02000914
E02000914Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode E10 5BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 4271
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034488 and MSOA E02000914 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode E10 5BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near E10 5BU
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 37%
Attainment 8
47.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
43%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 10–19FSM 100%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
71%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 32%
Attainment 8
48.6
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–24
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
84%
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 10–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
56.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
83%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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