E17 5RY Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Higham Hill. Region: London.
Streets
- Manor Road, Walthamstow: 71 addresses
- Manor Close, Higham Hill: 1 address
- Manor Road, Leyton: 1 address
- Oakfield Road, Walthamstow: 1 address
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 (65% of about 680 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 (300 m)
- 74 Oakfield Road, permissioned (300 m)
- Car Garages off of Billet Rd: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Priory Court: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- 30-32 Sutherland Road, permissioned (630 m)
- 30-32 Sutherland Road, permissioned (630 m)
- Blackhorse Lane SIL 3: up to 2,300 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Webbs Industrial Estate 108 BHL06, not permissioned (830 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 74 addresses are between 13 m and 22 m above sea level (18 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% 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 |
| Northumberland Park 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| St James Street (Walthamstow) 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Blackhorse Road Underground Station | 1.3 km |
| Walthamstow Central Underground Station | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Whittingham Primary Academy Higham Hill | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 2.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Camden Lock Waterbus Camden Town | 10.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking lot | 550 m |
| EV charging points | 47 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 10 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 32.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Claremont Medical Centre | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Higham Hill Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 890 m |
| Hospital | Whipps Cross Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,670 m² | 500 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Lloyd Park 12 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Trencherfield Allotment Site 1.6 ha | 280 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 72 | 74 |
2 of the postcode's 74 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 22% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 43% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Manor Road.