Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest is covered by postcode districts E4, E7, E10, E11, E15, E17 and 1 more. It is mostly in the Waltham Forest council area: 3,809 of its 3,816 postcodes. The others are in Epping Forest. 7 of its 3,816 postcodes are in Essex. ONS lists no county for the other 3,809.
Every postcode in Waltham Forest, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 83
- At medium risk at worst: 59
- At low risk at worst: 123
- At very low risk only: 35
- Not on the at-risk list: 3,516
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 3,816 postcodes in Waltham Forest that ONS places, 83 have a home or business at high risk, 59 are at medium risk at worst, 123 are at low risk at worst, 35 are at very low risk only and 3,516 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.5889, longitude -0.0107. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
83 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
- 37 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. E17 7HE, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 14 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. E4 8BJ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 11 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. E4 8TD, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 10 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. E4 9JJ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 6 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. E10 7FB, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 6 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. E4 8JQ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
What is it like to live in Waltham Forest?
Homes sold for a typical £548,316 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 2.8% on the 12 months before. At 2,867 of the 3,623 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 2,510 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 300 of its 3,816 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes, or more. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Wood Street, 650 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Waltham Forest?
Homes in Waltham Forest sold for a typical £548,316 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 2,066 sales, up 2.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £533,375
- 12 months to August 2026
- £548,316
▲ up 2.8% on the 12 months before
Across the whole E17 district, Waltham Forest's main postcode district: a typical £565,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Waltham Forest: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Waltham Forest?
188 of the 3,816 postcodes now in use in Waltham Forest came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 127 of the 3,042 homes sold in Waltham Forest were newly built (4%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the E17 district, 6%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Waltham Forest | Across the E17 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 19 of 2,066 (Under 1%) | 10 of 854 (1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 127 of 3,042 (4%) | 79 of 1,323 (6%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Waltham Forest?
Ofcom reports on 3,623 of the 3,816 postcodes in Waltham Forest. At 2,867 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 4 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Waltham Forest at risk of flooding?
300 of the 3,816 postcodes in Waltham Forest have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 2,510 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Waltham Forest?
The open schools at the postcodes in Waltham Forest (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School250 m
- Emmanuel Community School300 m 82 pupils, 210 places
- The Woodside Primary Academy450 m 1,188 pupils, 1,260 places
- St Mary's CofE Primary School800 m 592 pupils, 630 places
- Whitefield School850 m 366 pupils, 374 places
- Henry Maynard Primary School900 m 745 pupils, 840 places
- Greenleaf Primary School1.0 km 464 pupils, 472 places
- Chapel End Junior Academy1.0 km 229 pupils, 360 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Waltham Forest?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Waltham Forest is Wood Street Rail Station, 650 m away in a straight line.
- Wood Street Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
- Walthamstow Central Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
- Walthamstow Queens Road Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
- Walthamstow Central Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 900 mWalk
- Blackhorse Road Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 2.1 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Waltham Forest?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Waltham Forest, the first 5 by distance from its middle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Dr Dhital Practice550 m
- Waltham Forest Comm & Fam Hth Serv Ltd550 m
- Addison Road Medical Practice650 m
- The Bailey Practice650 m
- The Forest Surgery750 m
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Waltham Forest safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 9,429 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Waltham Forest over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 792 September 2025
- 798 October 2025
- 833 November 2025
- 815 December 2025
- 795 January 2026
- 751 February 2026
- 770 March 2026
- 721 April 2026
- 816 May 2026
- 786 June 2026
- 778 July 2026
- 774 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: criminal damage and arson 335, shoplifting 326, robbery 242, other crime 105, bicycle theft 95, possession of weapons 70.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Waltham Forest?
- Councils
- Waltham Forest (3,809) and Epping Forest (7)
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Walthamstow (1,656), Leyton and Wanstead (1,089), Chingford and Woodford Green (1,064) and 1 other
- Police force areas
- Metropolitan Police (3,809) and Essex (7)
- Regions
- London (3,809) and East of England (7)
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Waltham Forest
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell the council about council tax Councils A to Z
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Waltham Forest
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Waltham Forest postcodes
3,816 postcodes in use in Waltham Forest, by district:
Those districts are in the E postcode area and IG postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Waltham Forest
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Waltham Forest's £548,316. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Waltham Forest
- What is it like to live in Waltham Forest?
- Homes sold for a typical £548,316 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 2.8% on the 12 months before. At 2,867 of the 3,623 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 2,510 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 300 of its 3,816 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes, or more. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Wood Street, 650 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Waltham Forest?
- Waltham Forest is covered by postcode districts E4, E7, E10, E11, E15, E17 and 1 more, across 3,816 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Waltham Forest?
- Homes in Waltham Forest sold for a typical £548,316 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 2,066 sales, up 2.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Waltham Forest?
- In Waltham Forest, primary schools at its postcodes include Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School, Emmanuel Community School and The Woodside Primary Academy; secondary schools at its postcodes include Holy Family Catholic School, Walthamstow School for Girls and Frederick Bremer School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Waltham Forest have a railway station?
- Yes: Wood Street is 650 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Waltham Forest, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Waltham Forest?
- Ofcom reports on 3,623 of the 3,816 postcodes in Waltham Forest. At 2,867 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 4 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Waltham Forest at risk of flooding?
- 300 of the 3,816 postcodes in Waltham Forest have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 2,510 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Waltham Forest?
- 188 of the 3,816 postcodes now in use in Waltham Forest came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 127 of the 3,042 homes sold in Waltham Forest were newly built (4%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the E17 district, 6%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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