E17 7JP Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced August 2007. Ward: High Street. Region: London.
Streets
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 (46% of about 1,690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Other Article 4 Direction Area, Other Article 4 Direction Area, Other Article 4 Direction Area, Walthamstow Major Centre.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- WALTHAMSTOW CENTRAL LIBRARY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Central House 189-203 Hoe Street, permissioned (90 m)
- Central House 189-203 Hoe Street: up to 90 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- 80-86 St Mary Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Juniper House Hoe Street, not permissioned (160 m)
- 201 High Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 7BH: up to 8 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Selbourne Walk (The Mall): up to 502 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 7-13 Westbury Rd: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- The Potters House, Woodbury Rd: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (340 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 30 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 addresses are about 25 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 60 m |
| Walthamstow Queen's Road 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m | |
| St James Street (Walthamstow) 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Walthamstow Central Underground Station | 60 m |
| Blackhorse Road Underground Station | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Walthamstow Bus Station | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 3.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 8.6 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Walthamstow Central Station Car Park (TfL) | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 82 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Queens Road Medical Centre | 410 m |
| Pharmacies | 30 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Eclipse Pyramid Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Church Hill Dental Surgery | 190 m |
| Hospital | Whipps Cross Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 330 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest NatWest | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 80 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,810 m² | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | Markhouse Common Allotments 1.9 ha | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is ABC Cinema, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m north. 41 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north |
| Parish Church of St Mary's | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m east |
| Chestnuts House | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south |
| Church of St Barnabas and St James the Greater | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m south |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 9.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Number 5 | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km west |
| Hollow Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km east |
| Reservoir Number 4 | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km west |
| Walthamstow Forest | Wood | 2.4 km north-east |
| Tottenham Marshes | Wetland | 2.7 km north-west |
| Lincoln Island | Island | 4.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 32 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 33 |
33 of the postcode's 33 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 63% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 40% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 46% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 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) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.