11 important facts
Area insights about Waltham Forest, borough
Locals say
7.2 • Good area
- Local architecture / Beauty
- 6.5
- Green spaces
- 8.3
- Prosperity
- 6.9
- Safety
- 6.2
- High street / Retail amenities
- 6.4
- Transport links
- 8.5
- Local community
- 7.8
- Schools
- 7.8
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Highlights from resident reviews
Read full reviews- "Green areas for dog walking are nice"
- "Walthamstow is conveniently close"
- "Local people are great"
- "Car access reduces London disconnection"
Data says
Income
View allView income on mapIncludes areas of average wealth and wealthy areas 5/10 - 8/10
Deprivation
View allView deprivation domainsComposed of non-deprived areas by 9%
Professional occupations
View allView full breakdown & mapAverage % of managerial, administrative, and professional occupations 5/10
Residents with degrees
View allView full breakdown & mapHigh % of residents are degree-educated or similar 7/10
Medium crime rate 5/10
Demographics
View allView full breakdown & map- Main ethnic group
- White British 34%
- Main religion
- Christian 39%
- Main age band
- Aged 20 to 39 34%
- Main household type
- Families with young children 28%
Waltham Forest (borough)
Average for London
Noise
View allView noise on map- 28.2% of the area is affected by Traffic noise
Transport
View allView connectivity mapThe area is served by the transport links:
- Underground
- Central
- Victoria
- Overground
- London Overground
- National Rail
- Greater Anglia
82 mainstream schools
- Outstanding: 19 schools or 23%
- Good: 58 schools or 71%
- Primary schools: 58 (14 Outstanding, 40 Good)
- Secondary schools: 23 (2 Outstanding, 18 Good)
- State-funded: 69 schools or 84%
- Private: 5 schools or 6%
Flood risk
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