# E17 6QW: area report for a postcode in Waltham Forest

E17 6QW 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 6QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) › [E17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17) › [E17 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17-6)

## Around this postcode

- **129 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 16% on July. Waltham Forest 012B: 102 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0251,51.5889,E176QW
- **Walthamstow Central, 750 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0251,51.5889,E176QW
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0251,51.5889,E176QW
- **No property in E17 6QW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0251,51.5889,E176QW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Waltham Forest 012B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0251,51.5889,E176QW
- **£529,102 average price**: For the whole of Waltham Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0251,51.5889,E176QW
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0251,51.5889,E176QW
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0251,51.5889,E176QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at E17 6QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0251,51.5889,E176QW
- **Low road and rail noise at E17 6QW**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0251,51.5889,E176QW
- **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=-0.0251,51.5889,E176QW
- **15.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0251,51.5889,E176QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Greenleaf Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenleaf-primary-school-e103054) | Primary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Winns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-winns-primary-school-e103061) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mission Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mission-grove-primary-school-e103077) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Emmanuel Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/emmanuel-community-school-e138258) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2024 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hillyfield Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillyfield-primary-academy-e136413) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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) |
| [Walthamstow School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walthamstow-school-for-girls-e103103) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | Attainment 8 of 57.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Church Hill Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-hill-nursery-school-e103028) | Nursery | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £835,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £876,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2024 | £480,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £1,220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2023 | £624,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £1,200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £457,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £810,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Walthamstow Central (750 m, 9 minutes on foot); Walthamstow Central (760 m, 9 minutes on foot); Walthamstow Queen's Road (830 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DR SHANTIR PRACTICE (120 m); CLAREMONT MEDICAL CENTRE (870 m); THE PENRHYN SURGERY (920 m); HIGHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE (930 m); SINNOTT MEDICAL CENTRE (940 m)
- Pharmacies: CAVENDISH PHARMACY (450 m); WATERMAN PHARMACY (470 m); SANCHOH LIMITED (490 m); ECLIPSE PYRAMID PHARMACY (570 m); K MACGREGORS CHEMIST (590 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (310 m); PALMERSTON DENTAL PRACTICE (380 m); FOREST DENTAL CARE (390 m); HOE STREET DENTAL SURGERY (500 m); DENTAL SURGERY (570 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl The Mall Walthamstow London (600 m, Lidl); Tesco Walthamstow Forest Rd Express (610 m, Tesco); Asda Walthamstow Supermarket (660 m, Asda); Sainsburys Walthamstow (710 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Walthamstow Tower Mews Express (720 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 012B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.6** (2025). Waltham Forest 012B has a deprivation score of 21.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,409th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £526,150** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Waltham Forest 012B was £526,150 in 2025. 4,090th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,907** (2021). Waltham Forest 012B had 1,907 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,059th 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: 94.3%** (January 2026). In Waltham Forest 012B, 94.3% 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: 51.5889, -0.0251

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=-0.0251,51.5889,E176QW

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