E4 8TD Waltham Forest
Live postcode, introduced July 1990. Ward: Valley. 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 (50% of about 640 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): Borough Employment Area, Borough Employment Area related A4D, 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
- Rowden Parade, permissioned (530 m)
- Garages off to the rear of Frances Rd: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- Car Garages off of Billet Rd: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 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: 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 33 addresses are between 11 m and 14 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 95%, ultrafast 65%, gigabit 65% 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 | 1.7 km |
| Meridian Water 494,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Northumberland Park 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Rowan Avenue South Chingford | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 3.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | East India Pier | 11.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sainsburys Low Hall Car Park | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 55 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Microfaculty | 720 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 600 m |
| Hospital | Chingford Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Salisbury Hall Playing Fields 1.6 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bateman Road Allotment Site 1.6 ha | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Banbury Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 810 m west |
| Ainslie Wood | Wood | 940 m north-east |
| Larks Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Tottenham Marshes | Wetland | 1.9 km south-west |
| Lockwood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-west |
| Pole Hill | Hill | 3.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 4 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 33 |
18 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 71% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 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.