E17 7HE Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St James. Region: London.
Streets
- Coppermill Lane, London: 72 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 B (44% of about 1,310 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
- Mission Grove Car Park: up to 62 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- St James Quarter: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- Frames Pool Club, 74-78 St James St: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- Car Wash Site BHL02 North, not permissioned (720 m)
- Low Hall Depot: up to 700 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Former Cinema Buxton Road: up to 48 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- 58-60 High Street: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Standard Music Venue The Tryst, 1 Blackhorse Lane, permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 43 addresses are in areas at high risk, 16 at medium risk and 0 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 60 homes the Environment Agency counts, 44 are in areas at high risk, 16 medium, 0 low and 0 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St James Street (Walthamstow) 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m |
| Blackhorse Road 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m | |
| Walthamstow Queen's Road 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Blackhorse Road Underground Station | 730 m |
| Walthamstow Central Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Tottenham Hale Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Rensburg Road Walthamstow | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 2.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Canary Wharf Pier | 8.4 km |
| Car parks | High Street Car Park | 810 m |
| EV charging points | 37 within 1.6 km; nearest bp Pulse | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 31.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Firs | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Michael Franklin Chemists | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Dental Practice | 560 m |
| Hospital | Whipps Cross Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Costcutter Walthamstow, Walthamstow Cashzone | 520 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Coppermill Park 2,340 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | St James's Park 3.5 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,810 m² | 80 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Springfield Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.7 km south-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 8.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Number 5 | Lake or reservoir | 400 m west |
| Reservoir Number 4 | Lake or reservoir | 640 m north-west |
| Reservoir Number 3 | Lake or reservoir | 730 m west |
| Reservoir Number 2 | Lake or reservoir | 820 m north-west |
| Tottenham Marshes | Wetland | 2.3 km north |
| Wick Field | Wood | 3.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 65 | 72 |
7 of the postcode's 72 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 68% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 89% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 27% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 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) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Coppermill Lane.