E10 7LF Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Lea Bridge. 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 (82% of about 890 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
- Waterloo Road Site: up to 11 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- Church Road/Estate Way LSIS: up to 700 homes, pending decision (310 m)
- ITS, 479 Lea Bridge Rd: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Lea Bridge Gasholders: up to 573 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Lea Bridge Station Sites: up to 330 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- Lea Bridge Station Sites: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- 543, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- Former Public House on Corner of Queens Road and Markhouse Road: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (820 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 20 addresses are between 9 m and 11 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 860 m |
| Leyton Midland Road 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Walthamstow Queen's Road 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Walthamstow Central Underground Station | 1.5 km |
| Leyton Underground Station | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Gloucester Road (E10) Walthamstow Central | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 3.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 7.1 km |
| Car parks | Walthamstow Central Station Car Park (TfL) | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 61 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 32.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Seymour Medical Centre | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 22 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lea Bridge Road (Pharmacy) | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lea Bridge Road Dental Surgery | 320 m |
| Hospital | Whipps Cross Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Friendship Gardens 1,200 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Thomas Gamuel Park 9,660 m² | 680 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Leyton Jubilee Park 15 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Seymour Road Allotment Site 1.9 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Barnabas and St James the Greater, a listed building (Grade II*), 870 m north. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Barnabas and St James the Greater | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m north |
| Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m south-east |
| Springfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 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 |
| Reservoir Number 5 | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
| Wick Field | Wood | 2.1 km south |
| Reservoir Number 3 | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-west |
| Lincoln Island | Island | 4.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 20 |
5 of the postcode's 20 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 34% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.