E4 6JA Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hatch Lane & Highams Park North. Region: London.
Streets
- Newgate Street, Woodford: 13 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 D (64% of about 660 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
- Garages off of The Terrace: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (50 m)
- Land adjacent to Friday Hill: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Larkshall Timber Yard: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- Chingford Horticulture Society Building, Larkshall Rd: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- 23 Hoppett Road (access between 41 and 43) TMO: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- Land adjacent to Larkshall Rd: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Judo Centre adjacent to Kingdom Hall, Larkshall Rd: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Garages to the rear of The Avenue: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 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 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 4 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 30 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 | Highams Park 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Chingford 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Wood Street 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Chingdale Road Chingford Hatch | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 6.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 12.5 km |
| Car parks | 3 Richmond Road Parking | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 51 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 33.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Old Church Surgery | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hatch Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Avenue Dental Centre | 680 m |
| Hospital | Chingford Hospital | 730 m |
| Police station | Waltham Forest Police | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Hatch Lane, Chingford Cashzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Highams Park 26 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Pimp Hall Park 2.8 ha | 570 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Simmons Lane Allotments 1.3 ha | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hatch Grove | Wood | 490 m north-east |
| Bluehouse Grove | Wood | 780 m north-east |
| Warren Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north |
| Pole Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-west |
| Fairmead Bottom | Valley | 3.6 km north-east |
| South Marsh | Wetland | 3.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 13 |
11 of the postcode's 13 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Newgate Street.