E17 4NR Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chapel End. Region: London.
Streets
- Aveling Park Road, Walthamstow: 3 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 (50% of about 880 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
- Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Kovil, 2-4 Bedford Rd: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- Priory Court: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Garages to rear of Waltham Court, Garner Rd: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- Town Hall Campus: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- The Salvation Army, 434 Forest Rd: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- Fellowship Square (Town Hall Campus): up to 433 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- Louise House, Brookscroft Rd: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- Former Factory Tower Hamlets Road: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (850 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 14 m above sea level.
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 | Walthamstow Central 4.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Wood Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Walthamstow Queen's Road 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Walthamstow Central Underground Station | 1.5 km |
| Blackhorse Road Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Cazenove Road (E17) Highams Park | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 3.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 10.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bedford Road Car Park | 650 m |
| EV charging points | 64 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Penrhyn Surgery | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Akshar Pharmacies | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 600 m |
| Hospital | Whipps Cross Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Lloyd Park 12 ha | 40 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 350 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Water House, Lloyd Park (William Morris Gallery), a listed building (Grade II*), 620 m south. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Water House, Lloyd Park (William Morris Gallery) | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Banbury Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-west |
| Ainslie Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Walthamstow Forest | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Lockwood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km west |
| Tottenham Marshes | Wetland | 2.1 km west |
| Pole Hill | Hill | 4.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 3 | 3 |
None of the postcode's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 18% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 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) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Aveling Park Road.