E4 6UE Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: Larkswood. 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 D (39% of about 700 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: 16 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Chingford Horticulture Society Building, Larkshall Rd: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Land adjacent to Larkshall Rd: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Judo Centre adjacent to Kingdom Hall, Larkshall Rd: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Larkshall Timber Yard: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Land to the Rear 35-47 Jordan Court: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Land to the Rear 35-47 Jordan Court: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Land to the Rear 35-47 Jordan Court, permissioned (400 m)
- Parking adjacent to Regent Court, Heathcote Grove: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 36 addresses are between 38 m and 41 m above sea level (39 m on average).
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 | 1.3 km |
| Chingford 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Ponders End 884,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Silverthorn Centre Chingford Hatch | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 5.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 12.6 km |
| Car parks | 3 Richmond Road Parking | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 62 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 33.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Old Church Surgery | 50 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hatch Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Avenue Dental Centre | 920 m |
| Hospital | Chingford Hospital | 50 m |
| Police station | Waltham Forest Police | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Chingford Service Station, Chingford Cashzone | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Highams Park 26 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 710 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Larkswood Playing Fields 5.1 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Simmons Lane Allotments 1.3 ha | 480 m |
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Larks Wood | Wood | 700 m south |
| Hatch Grove | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Pole Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north |
| Warren Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-east |
| South Marsh | Wetland | 3.2 km north-west |
| Fairmead Bottom | Valley | 4.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 36 |
16 of the postcode's 36 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 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 10% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.