E10 6BD Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Forest. Region: London.
Streets
- William Street, Leyton: 75 addresses
- Atkins Road, Leyton: 1 address
- St Heliers Road, Leyton: 1 address
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 (33% of about 820 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 806 Community Place: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (70 m)
- 840-842 High Road Leyton, permissioned (140 m)
- 840-842 High Road Leyton, permissioned (140 m)
- Leyton Green Health Centre: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Leyton Bus Depot: up to 225 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Best Motor, 551 Lea Bridge Road: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Car Park adjacent to Russell Rd: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- 1 Russell Road: up to 57 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 77 addresses are between 18 m and 20 m above sea level (19 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 | 630 m |
| Walthamstow Central 4.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Walthamstow Queen's Road 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Walthamstow Central Underground Station | 1.1 km |
| Leytonstone Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Leyton Green Whipps Cross | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 4.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 7.6 km |
| Car parks | Walthamstow Central Station Car Park (TfL) | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 89 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Grove Surgery | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Marijak LTD | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Key 2 Smile | 130 m |
| Hospital | Whipps Cross Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 730 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 606-608 Lea Bridge Road Halifax | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Leyton Green 920 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Abbotts Park 1.7 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | Leyton Jubilee Park 15 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | Markhouse Common Allotments 1.9 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 4.2 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 18 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 34 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 77 |
52 of the postcode's 77 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 25% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 34% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 14% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on William Street.