E10 5EU Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Leyton. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Waltham Forest in 2026-27: Band D £2,387 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,591 | £1,857 | £2,122 | £2,387 | £2,917 | £3,448 | £3,978 | £4,774 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (38% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Other Article 4 Direction Area, Other Article 4 Direction Area, Other Article 4 Direction Area.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 30. Vicarage Road: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Church Road/Estate Way LSIS: up to 700 homes, pending decision (510 m)
- 404-424 High Road Leyton, permissioned (530 m)
- 404-424 High Road Leyton, permissioned (530 m)
- 20 Coopers Lane, permissioned (550 m)
- 20 Coopers Lane, permissioned (550 m)
- 1a Hainault Road: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Waterloo Road Site: up to 11 homes, permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 32 addresses are between 11 m and 13 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leyton Midland Road 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m |
| Lea Bridge 877,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Walthamstow Queen's Road 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Leyton Underground Station | 1.4 km |
| Leytonstone Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Walthamstow Central Underground Station | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Villiers Close Leyton | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 4.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 6.7 km |
| Car parks | Leytonstone Station Car Park (TfL) | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 67 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 32.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crawley Road Medical Centre | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Meraj Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lea Bridge Road Dental Surgery | 680 m |
| Hospital | Whipps Cross Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 700 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 670 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Skeltons Lane Park 7,640 m² | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Abbotts Park 1.7 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,490 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Leyton Jubilee Park 15 ha | 580 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Oliver Road Allotment Site 3.7 ha | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 3.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m south. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south |
| Walnut Tree House | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m east |
| Springfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 7.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 1.5 km south-west |
| Wick Field | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south-west |
| Hollow Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-east |
| Reservoir Number 5 | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-west |
| Lincoln Island | Island | 4.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 32 |
3 of the postcode's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 47% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 24% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 39% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.