# E17 5QJ: area report for a postcode in Waltham Forest

E17 5QJ is a postcode in Waltham Forest.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Waltham Forest. Open the map at E17 5QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) › [E17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17) › [E17 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17-5)

## Around this postcode

- **53 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 15% on July. Waltham Forest 014C: 117 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0421,51.5928,E175QJ
- **Blackhorse Road, 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0421,51.5928,E175QJ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0421,51.5928,E175QJ
- **1 of 119 properties in E17 5QJ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at medium risk, 72 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0421,51.5928,E175QJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Waltham Forest 014C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0421,51.5928,E175QJ
- **£529,102 average price**: For the whole of Waltham Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0421,51.5928,E175QJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0421,51.5928,E175QJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0421,51.5928,E175QJ
- **85.4% can get gigabit broadband at E17 5QJ**: Superfast for 99%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0421,51.5928,E175QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at E17 5QJ**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0421,51.5928,E175QJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.0421,51.5928,E175QJ
- **14.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0421,51.5928,E175QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eden-girls-school-waltham-forest-e140957) | Secondary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 64.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Big Creative Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/big-creative-independent-school-e141411) | Independent | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hillyfield Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillyfield-primary-academy-e136413) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Big Creative Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/big-creative-academy-e141030) | Sixth form and further education | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Whittingham Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whittingham-primary-academy-e139317) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, June 2025 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willowfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willowfield-school-e103100) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Stoneydown Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoneydown-park-school-e103079) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e103088) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £636,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2026 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| October 2024 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| January 2026 | £345,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| December 2024 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 270 m |
| February 2025 | £403,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| April 2026 | £510,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| February 2026 | £620,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Blackhorse Road (660 m, 8 minutes on foot); Blackhorse Road (690 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SINNOTT MEDICAL CENTRE (360 m); HIGHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE (560 m); CLAREMONT MEDICAL CENTRE (620 m)
- Pharmacies: HIGHAM HILL PHARMACY (560 m); BLUE DEW PHARMACY (770 m); CAVENDISH PHARMACY (860 m); WATERMAN PHARMACY (860 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (960 m); PALMERSTON DENTAL PRACTICE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Blackhorse Lane - Walthamstow (540 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Higham Hill Road (620 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Blackhorse View Express (630 m, Tesco); Tesco Walthamstow Forest Express (710 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £529,102** (July 2026). Waltham Forest’s average house price was £529,102 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,350** (2025). Full-time workers living in Waltham Forest earned a median of £45,350 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 45th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.7×** (2025). A home in Waltham Forest costs 11.7 times local full-time pay. 25th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.5** (2025). Waltham Forest has a deprivation score of 23.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 98th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Waltham Forest 014C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.7** (2025). Waltham Forest 014C has a deprivation score of 20.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,113th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £634,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Waltham Forest 014C was £634,250 in 2025. 2,228th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,368** (2021). Waltham Forest 014C had 2,368 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,619th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.6%** (January 2026). In Waltham Forest 014C, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## E17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £545,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in E17 was £545,000 in 2025. Joint 208th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 112,695** (2021). E17 had 112,695 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 3rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 5%** (2022). About 5% of people in E17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.8%** (January 2026). In E17, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)
- Centre: 51.5928, -0.0421

Council: [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Walthamstow](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walthamstow): Ms Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.0421,51.5928,E175QJ

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