Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
High · 16.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£548,680
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,069 sales
+3.1%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
London
Region
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.
13312
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13312 out of 33,755 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 · E17 6LJ
HM Land Registry · Waltham Forest
Average price
£582,278
Median price: £548,680
Median +3.1% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,069 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £605,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£818k£666k£515k
Sep '23Jun '24Aug '25Oct '25Mar '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 near E17 6LJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near E17 6LJ
Counts are for High Street electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
42
YoY +250%
483012
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
63
YoY +97%
63368
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY —
1581
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1790
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1790
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
67
YoY +10%
886746
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.29.1%
Other White21.3%
Pakistani14.9%
Other Asian7.7%
Caribbean5.3%
+ 8 other groups · 21.7%
Religion
Christian33.5%
No religion30.4%
Muslim24.2%
Not answered6.3%
Hindu3.7%
+ 1 other religions · 1.9%
Age groups
35–4927.9%
25–3417.5%
50–6415.4%
≤47.8%
10–156.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
One person: other12.2%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.0%
Other household types, with dependent children8.7%
+ 9 other households · 43.4%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 442 m straight lineabout 6 min
Blackhorse Road Station
Rail · Underground · Entrance
- 633 m straight lineabout 8 min
St James Street Station
Rail · Entrance
- 908 m straight lineabout 11 min
Walthamstow Queens Road Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 137 m straight lineabout 2 min
King Edward Road (E17)
Bus · Stop BU · east
- 141 m straight lineabout 2 min
Century Road
Bus · Stop T · west
- 226 m straight lineabout 3 min
Pretoria Avenue
Bus · Stop BJ · west
- 307 m straight lineabout 4 min
Higham Hill Road Walthamstow
Bus · Stop M · east
- 315 m straight lineabout 4 min
Forest Road High Hill
Bus · Stop B · north
Coordinates & Location for E17 6LJ
Postcode
E17 6LJ
Coordinates
51.5867, -0.0342
Grid reference
TQ362893
Easting
536,285
Northing
189,370
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XHXP8+M8
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
Administrative Information
Waltham Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaWalthamstow E14001563
Constituency
E14001563Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
High Street
Constituency code
E14001563
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 012A E01004396
E01004396MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Waltham Forest 012 E02000906
E02000906LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Waltham Forest 012A E01004396
E01004396MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Waltham Forest 012 E02000906
E02000906Urban: 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
7:23 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
10 hours 44 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:23 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 44 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 E17 6LJ 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004396 and MSOA E02000906 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 13312
Present — Active
Postcode E17 6LJ 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
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Schools near E17 6LJ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
44%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
46%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 34%
Attainment 8
46.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
86%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
71%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 14–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
90%
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