E10 7PN Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 D (47% of about 1,060 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, 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
- Lea Bridge Station Sites: up to 330 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Lea Bridge Station Sites: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Lea Bridge Gasholders: up to 573 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Church Road/Estate Way LSIS: up to 700 homes, pending decision (680 m)
- Waterloo Road Site: up to 11 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Low Hall Depot: up to 700 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 14 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 21 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 5 medium, 8 low and 7 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 74 addresses are between 6 m and 8 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 87%, gigabit 87% 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 | 260 m |
| St James Street (Walthamstow) 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Walthamstow Queen's Road 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Walthamstow Central Underground Station | 1.9 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Perth Road (E10) Walthamstow Central | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 3.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 6.9 km |
| Car parks | Coppermill Fields Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Seymour Medical Centre | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Beaconsfield Pharmacy | 670 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lea Bridge Road Dental Surgery | 900 m |
| Hospital | Homerton University Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 680 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,740 m² | 70 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Leyton Jubilee Park 15 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Seymour Road Allotment Site 1.9 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Springfield Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.8 km west. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 7.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Main Marsh | Wetland | 1.2 km south |
| Reservoir Number 5 | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-west |
| Hackney Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south |
| Reservoir Number 3 | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
| Wick Field | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Abbey Creek | Tidal water | 4.9 km south-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 25 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 38 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 73 |
74 of the postcode's 74 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 25% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.