E10 7JB Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced July 1995. 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 C (38% of about 730 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
- Church Road/Estate Way LSIS: up to 700 homes, pending decision (120 m)
- Waterloo Road Site: up to 11 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- ITS, 479 Lea Bridge Rd: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Lea Bridge Gasholders: up to 573 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- 30. Vicarage Road: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- 543, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- Lea Bridge Station Sites: up to 330 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Lea Bridge Station Sites: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 11 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 92%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lea Bridge 877,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Leyton Midland Road 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Walthamstow Queen's Road 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Walthamstow Central Underground Station | 1.7 km |
| Leyton Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Capworth Street Leyton | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 6.9 km |
| Car parks | Walthamstow Central Station Car Park (TfL) | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 61 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 8.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 32.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Seymour Medical Centre | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 20 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lea Bridge Road (Pharmacy) | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lea Bridge Road Dental Surgery | 410 m |
| Hospital | Whipps Cross Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Cambrian Gardens 810 m² | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Skeltons Lane Park 7,640 m² | 730 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Leyton Jubilee Park 15 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Seymour Road Allotment Site 1.9 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade II*), 720 m south-east. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m south-east |
| Walnut Tree House | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m east |
| Church of St Barnabas and St James the Greater | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| Springfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 7.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 1.4 km south |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south |
| Wick Field | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Reservoir Number 5 | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-west |
| Reservoir Number 3 | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Lincoln Island | Island | 4.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 14 |
14 of the postcode's 14 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 73% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 35% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.