High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
London
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for E17 7DL
Postcode
E17 7DL
Coordinates
51.5846, -0.0345
Grid reference
TQ362891
Easting
536,274
Northing
189,129
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XHXM8+R6
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.
13292
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13292 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near E17 7DL
England & WalesCrime trends · near E17 7DL
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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
30
YoY stable
342312
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
23
YoY -15%
37238
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.34.2%
Other White21.4%
Pakistani9.0%
African5.1%
Caribbean4.5%
+ 11 other groups · 25.7%
Religion
No religion38.9%
Christian32.4%
Muslim16.8%
Not answered7.3%
Hindu1.5%
+ 1 other religions · 3.1%
Age groups
35–4926.2%
25–3422.4%
50–6415.9%
≤46.8%
20–246.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.2%
Households
Other28.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.1%
+ 8 other households · 29.0%
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 014A E01004391
E01004391MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Waltham Forest 014 E02000908
E02000908LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Waltham Forest 014A E01004391
E01004391MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Waltham Forest 014 E02000908
E02000908Urban: 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 E17 7DL 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: 13292
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004391 and MSOA E02000908 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode E17 7DL 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 E17 7DL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
44%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
46%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 34%
Attainment 8
46.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
86%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
90%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
68%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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