E17 6RB postcode in Waltham Forest, England

E17 6RB is a postcode in Waltham Forest, in the High Street ward. It is in the Walthamstow parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since June 1996.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at E17 6RB can get it Across Waltham Forest: 94% Typical price £595,000 Homes sold in E17 6, last 12 months. ▲ 11.4% on the year before Nearest station Walthamstow Central 300 m in a straight line

Where E17 6RB is, and what is near it

Map of E17 6RB and what is near it Map of E17 6RB: its centre point, with the 244 other postcodes in the E17 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 21 bus stops and 6 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. E17 6AZ: also in E17 6E17 6BF: also in E17 6E17 6BJ: also in E17 6E17 6DQ: also in E17 6E17 6DY: also in E17 6E17 6EA: also in E17 6E17 6ER: also in E17 6E17 6ES: also in E17 6E17 6EU: also in E17 6E17 6EX: also in E17 6E17 6EY: also in E17 6E17 6GB: also in E17 6E17 6GN: also in E17 6E17 6GQ: also in E17 6E17 6GR: also in E17 6E17 6HA: also in E17 6E17 6HB: also in E17 6E17 6HD: also in E17 6E17 6HY: also in E17 6E17 6JA: also in E17 6E17 6JB: also in E17 6E17 6JG: also in E17 6E17 6JL: also in E17 6E17 6JQ: also in E17 6E17 6LA: also in E17 6E17 6LB: also in E17 6E17 6LD: also in E17 6E17 6LH: also in E17 6E17 6LJ: also in E17 6E17 6LL: also in E17 6E17 6LN: also in E17 6E17 6LP: also in E17 6E17 6LQ: also in E17 6E17 6LR: also in E17 6E17 6LS: also in E17 6E17 6LT: also in E17 6E17 6PD: also in E17 6E17 6PE: also in E17 6E17 6PF: also in E17 6E17 6PG: also in E17 6E17 6PH: also in E17 6E17 6PJ: also in E17 6E17 6PN: also in E17 6E17 6PQ: also in E17 6E17 6PR: also in E17 6E17 6PS: also in E17 6E17 6PT: also in E17 6E17 6PU: also in E17 6E17 6PW: also in E17 6E17 6PY: also in E17 6E17 6PZ: also in E17 6E17 6QA: also in E17 6E17 6QB: also in E17 6E17 6QD: also in E17 6E17 6QE: also in E17 6E17 6QG: also in E17 6E17 6QH: also in E17 6E17 6QJ: also in E17 6E17 6QL: also in E17 6E17 6QN: also in E17 6E17 6QP: also in E17 6E17 6QQ: also in E17 6E17 6QS: also in E17 6E17 6QT: also in E17 6E17 6QU: also in E17 6E17 6QW: also in E17 6E17 6QX: also in E17 6E17 6QY: also in E17 6E17 6QZ: also in E17 6E17 6RA: also in E17 6E17 6RD: also in E17 6E17 6RE: also in E17 6E17 6RG: also in E17 6E17 6RH: also in E17 6E17 6RN: also in E17 6E17 6RP: also in E17 6E17 6RQ: also in E17 6E17 6RR: also in E17 6E17 6RS: also in E17 6E17 6RU: also in E17 6E17 6RX: also in E17 6E17 6RY: also in E17 6E17 6RZ: also in E17 6E17 6SA: also in E17 6E17 6SB: also in E17 6E17 6SD: also in E17 6E17 6SE: also in E17 6E17 6SF: also in E17 6E17 6SQ: also in E17 6E17 6WG: also in E17 6E17 6ZL: also in E17 6 Kelmscott School 1.1 kmWilliam Morris E17 6RB Map of E17 6RB and what is near it Map of E17 6RB: its centre point, with the 244 other postcodes in the E17 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 21 bus stops and 6 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. William Morris E17 6RB
  • E17 6RB
  • Other postcodes in E17 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 21 bus stops
  • 6 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5850, longitude -0.0221)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after E17 6RB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at E17 6RB?

Every home and business at E17 6RB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

E17 6RB 0% Waltham Forest 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

E17 6RB 100% Waltham Forest 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at E17 6RB?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for E17 6RB.

Check the bin days for E17 6RB on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is E17 6RB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include E17 6RB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Waltham Forest

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for E17 6RB: 5,550 properties in Waltham Forest are at high risk (4.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Waltham Forest

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of E17 6RB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near E17 6RB?

Homes in E17 6 sold for a typical £595,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 179 sales, up 11.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£595,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£534,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £605,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £745,000 94 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £387,000 79 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole E17 district: a typical £565,000 from 854 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in E17 6RB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in E17 6RB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near E17 6RB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,690 homes in the neighbourhood around E17 6RB. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (35%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around E17 6RB

Band D in Waltham Forest for 2026‑27: £2,387. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,591 (band A) to £2,917 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,857.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (2%)£1,591
Band Babout 770 (46%)£1,857
Band Cabout 640 (38%)£2,122
Band Dabout 220 (13%)£2,387
Band Eabout 20 (1%)£2,917
Band Ffewer than 5£3,448
Band Gfewer than 5£3,978
Band Hfewer than 5£4,774

When the homes were built

  1. 35% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 31% 2020 or later

Averages for Waltham Forest before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of E17 6RB is in (ONS area E01004397), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near E17 6RB?

The nearest open schools to E17 6RB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near E17 6RB, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to E17 6RB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of E17 6RB is Walthamstow Central Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.

  • Walthamstow Central Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
  • Walthamstow Queens Road Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Walthamstow Central Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 250 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

21 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Walthamstow Bus Station, 151 m away.

More stations near E17 6RB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near E17 6RB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of E17 6RB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near E17 6RB?

6 within 1 km 52 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of E17 6RB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Believ Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk
  • Shell Ubitricity Charging point · 1 charger 750 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 800 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near E17 6RB?

The nearest to the centre of E17 6RB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to E17 6RB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near E17 6RB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of E17 6RB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near E17 6RB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of E17 6RB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near E17 6RB?

The nearest vets to the centre of E17 6RB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is E17 6RB in a conservation area?

The centre of E17 6RB is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near E17 6RB?

Police.uk records 988 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of E17 6RB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour319 reports
Violence and sexual offences240 reports
Other theft74 reports
Vehicle crime72 reports
Shoplifting60 reports
Public order56 reports

Also: drugs 43, burglary 33, robbery 29, theft from the person 28, other crime 15, bicycle theft 12, possession of weapons 7.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for E17 6RB

Ward
High Street
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Waltham Forest
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1996

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

E17 7BH50 mE17 6RQ60 mE17 6RG70 mE17 7BJ70 mE17 7BS80 mE17 7JH90 m
All of E17

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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