E17 5NN Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Higham Hill. Region: London.
Streets
- Rodney Place, Walthamstow: 36 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 (70% of about 710 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
- 74 Oakfield Road, permissioned (230 m)
- 74 Oakfield Road, permissioned (230 m)
- Priory Court: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Car Garages off of Billet Rd: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- 30-32 Sutherland Road, permissioned (650 m)
- 30-32 Sutherland Road, permissioned (650 m)
- 282 Forest Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Blackhorse Lane SIL 3: up to 2,300 homes, not permissioned (780 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 3 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 36 addresses are between 13 m and 15 m above sea level (14 m on average).
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 | Blackhorse Road 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Walthamstow Central 4.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| St James Street (Walthamstow) 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Blackhorse Road Underground Station | 1.2 km |
| Walthamstow Central Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Whittingham Primary Academy Higham Hill | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 2.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 10.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking lot | 710 m |
| EV charging points | 47 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 32.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Claremont Medical Centre | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Higham Hill Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 760 m |
| Hospital | Whipps Cross Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,950 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Lloyd Park 12 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Trencherfield Allotment Site 1.6 ha | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Water House, Lloyd Park (William Morris Gallery), a listed building (Grade II*), 880 m south-east. 3 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* | 880 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Banbury Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north |
| Lockwood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km west |
| High Maynard Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
| Tottenham Marshes | Wetland | 1.3 km west |
| Ainslie Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north-east |
| Pole Hill | Hill | 4.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 36 |
10 of the postcode's 36 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 22% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Rodney Place.