E17 3RD Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Upper Walthamstow. Region: London.
Streets
- Avon Road, Walthamstow: 49 addresses
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 (48% 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 33. Bisterne Avenue (near 8): up to 5 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Car Park off of Havant Rd: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- T & T Timber & Builders Merchants Ltd, 72-74 Wood Street: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Hylands Road Phase 1 and 2: up to 120 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Wood Street Families and Homes Hub: up to 70 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- 209-213 Wood Street Scout Hall and Church (former factory): up to 10 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- The Mall: up to 538 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Sterling House, Willow House and Homebase: up to 695 homes, permissioned (490 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.
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 | Wood Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 370 m |
| Walthamstow Central 4.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Walthamstow Queen's Road 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Walthamstow Central Underground Station | 1.6 km |
| Snaresbrook Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| South Woodford Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Fyfield Road (E17) Upper Walthamstow | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 4.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 9.1 km |
| Car parks | Bedford Road Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 48 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 34.6 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 68% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 27% | 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) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Avon Road.