E17 9RL Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hoe 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 (57% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, St Mary's Church (Walthamstow Village) (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Other Article 4 Direction Area, Other Article 4 Direction Area, Other Article 4 Direction Area, Walthamstow Village Conservation Area.
- Tree preservation orders: 82 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY'S, grade II*
- MONOUX ALMSHOUSES, grade II
- PILLAR BOX ON CORNER OF CHURCH LANE AND PATH TO ST MARY'S CHURCH, grade II
- ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD RIGGS FAMILY TOMB CLOSE TO FIRST BAY FROM EAST OF SOUTH WALL OF CHANCEL, grade II
- ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD WISE FAMILY TOMB CLOSE TO SOUTH WALL OF TOWER, grade II
- St Mary's Churchyard, Morley Wilson family table tomb about 20 metres to north west of tower., grade II
- ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD, SOLLY FAMILY TOMB, ABOUT 20 YARDS TO SOUTH WEST OF TOWER, grade II
- WALL TO SOUTH EAST SIDE OF GRAVEYARD TO ST MARY'S CHURCH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Potters House, Woodbury Rd: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Garages to rear of Fairways, Shernhall Street: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- CGL, 1 Beulah Rd: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- 90 Shernhall Street: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Garages off of Prospect Hill: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Garages off of Orford Rd: up to 36 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Juniper House Hoe Street, not permissioned (490 m)
- 80-86 St Mary Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (500 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 1 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 39 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 | 620 m |
| Wood Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m | |
| Walthamstow Queen's Road 997,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Walthamstow Central Underground Station | 630 m |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Church Hill Road (E17) Walthamstow | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 8.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Walthamstow Central Station Car Park (TfL) | 720 m |
| EV charging points | 74 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 480 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Addison Road Medical Practice | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Church Hill Dental Surgery | 460 m |
| Hospital | Whipps Cross Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 890 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Wingfield Park 3,080 m² | 570 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary's, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 37 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary's | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Walthamstow House (Corpus Christi School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m north-east |
| ABC Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m west |
| The Water House, Lloyd Park (William Morris Gallery) | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m north-west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 9.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hollow Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| Walthamstow Forest | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Eagle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Tottenham Marshes | Wetland | 3.0 km north-west |
| Lincoln Island | Island | 4.0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 20 | 20 |
None of the postcode's 20 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 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) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.