# E17

Postcode district covering Walthamstow, Central Parade and Unity Place, in Waltham Forest.

E17 is a postcode district covering Walthamstow, Central Parade and Unity Place, in Waltham Forest. Median sale price £545,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code E17. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [E](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an E17 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 5% of people in E17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,220 homes were sold in E17 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E17) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for E17.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E17) (Census 2021, England and Wales): E17 had 112,695 usual residents at the census.

## How E17 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | E17 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £545,000 | 8th most expensive | 21 postcode districts, E · 2025 |
| Population | 112,695 | most populated | 21 postcode districts, E · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 5% | joint 10th most people in radon Affected Areas | 21 postcode districts, E · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.8% | 3rd highest | 21 postcode districts, E · Jan 2026 |

## Is E17 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in E17 at a rate of 105.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 131.6 per 1,000 people across the E postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 977 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in E17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,078), anti-social behaviour (2,925) and other crime (1,957).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in E17 was 113.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in E17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so E17 has no single figure. Of its 55 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 17 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in E17

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Waltham Forest 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004344) | 1,904 | 88.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.0% |
| [Waltham Forest 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004398) | 2,029 | 58.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.8% |
| [Waltham Forest 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004399) | 1,890 | 52.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.6% |
| [Waltham Forest 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004400) | 1,898 | 73.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.2% |
| [Waltham Forest 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004402) | 1,870 | 46.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.0% |
| [Waltham Forest 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004403) | 2,588 | 138.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% |
| [Waltham Forest 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004345) | 1,792 | 79.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Waltham Forest 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004348) | 2,947 | 97.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.6% |
| [Waltham Forest 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004377) | 1,837 | 40.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| [Waltham Forest 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004378) | 1,849 | 69.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.7% |
| [Waltham Forest 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004342) | 2,091 | 131.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.9% |
| [Waltham Forest 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004346) | 1,796 | 107.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.1% |
| [Waltham Forest 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004347) | 2,184 | 38.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.0% |
| [Waltham Forest 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004460) | 2,047 | 190.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Waltham Forest 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004462) | 2,355 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.7% |
| [Waltham Forest 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004396) | 1,995 | 86.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Waltham Forest 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004457) | 1,907 | 102.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.3% |
| [Waltham Forest 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004458) | 2,038 | 83.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% |
| [Waltham Forest 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004459) | 1,666 | 86.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.6% |
| [Waltham Forest 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004463) | 2,047 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Waltham Forest 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004407) | 1,632 | 169.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 84.4% |
| [Waltham Forest 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004410) | 1,845 | 73.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.1% |
| [Waltham Forest 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004464) | 1,729 | 172.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.2% |
| [Waltham Forest 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004469) | 1,926 | 98.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.2% |
| [Waltham Forest 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004470) | 1,671 | 118.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.9% |
| [Waltham Forest 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004471) | 1,776 | 118.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.9% |
| [Waltham Forest 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004391) | 2,326 | 106.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.5% |
| [Waltham Forest 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004393) | 1,691 | 116.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.2% |
| [Waltham Forest 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004401) | 2,368 | 117.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.6% |
| [Waltham Forest 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004404) | 2,852 | 69.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.8% |
| [Waltham Forest 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01034485) | 2,014 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.0% |
| [Waltham Forest 014G](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01034486) | 1,655 | 125.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.5% |
| [Waltham Forest 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004412) | 1,788 | 94.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.5% |
| [Waltham Forest 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004465) | 1,607 | 81.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.6% |
| [Waltham Forest 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004466) | 1,719 | 41.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.0% |
| [Waltham Forest 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004467) | 2,354 | 98.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 77.7% |
| [Waltham Forest 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004468) | 1,779 | 41.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.9% |
| [Waltham Forest 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004406) | 1,846 | 96.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Waltham Forest 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004408) | 1,732 | 78.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.2% |
| [Waltham Forest 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004409) | 1,774 | 151.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.1% |
| [Waltham Forest 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004411) | 1,981 | 168.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.2% |
| [Waltham Forest 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004443) | 2,235 | 114.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.6% |
| [Waltham Forest 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004447) | 1,862 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Waltham Forest 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004392) | 2,565 | 198.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.7% |
| [Waltham Forest 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004394) | 2,003 | 66.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.7% |
| [Waltham Forest 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004397) | 2,908 | 480.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.0% |
| [Waltham Forest 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004444) | 2,820 | 143.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.6% |
| [Waltham Forest 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004446) | 2,668 | 35.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.8% |
| [Waltham Forest 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004395) | 1,700 | 45.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.7% |
| [Waltham Forest 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004421) | 2,132 | 52.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Waltham Forest 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004445) | 2,088 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.7% |
| [Waltham Forest 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004448) | 1,931 | 98.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.3% |
| [Waltham Forest 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004449) | 1,892 | 88.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.8% |
| [Waltham Forest 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004405) | 1,716 | 105.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.8% |
| [Waltham Forest 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/neighbourhood/e01004425) | 1,989 | 115.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.0% |

## Your MP

- [Walthamstow](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walthamstow): Ms Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 97% of the people here.
- [Chingford and Woodford Green](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chingford-and-woodford-green): Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 2.4% of the people here.
- [Leyton and Wanstead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leyton-and-wanstead): Mr Calvin Bailey (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.5% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in E17

[Blackhorse Road](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/blackhorse-road), [Fulbourne Road & Walthamstow Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/fulbourne-road-and-walthamstow-forest), [Higham Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/higham-hill), [Lloyd Park](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/lloyd-park), [Markhouse & St James Park](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/markhouse-and-st-james-park), [Upper Walthamstow](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/upper-walthamstow), [Walthamstow Central](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/walthamstow-central), [Walthamstow Market & South Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/walthamstow-market-and-south-grove), [William Morris](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/william-morris), [Wood Street](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest/wood-street)

## Postcode sectors in E17

[E17 0 (38 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17-0), [E17 3 (221 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17-3), [E17 4 (224 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17-4), [E17 5 (225 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17-5), [E17 6 (245 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17-6), [E17 7 (182 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17-7), [E17 8 (191 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17-8), [E17 9 (205 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e17-9)

## Council

[Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)

## Towns in E17

[Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)

## Postcode districts next to E17

[E4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e4), [E5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e5), [E10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e10), [E11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e11), [E18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e18), [IG8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig8), [N15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n15), [N16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n16), [N17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n17), [N18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n18)

## Nearest rail stations

[Walthamstow Queen's Road (800 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0238,51.5815), [Walthamstow Central (800 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0199,51.5830), [Walthamstow Central (800 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0198,51.5829), [St James Street (Walthamstow) (850 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0329,51.5810)

## More in the E postcode area

[All E postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## E17 in brief

E17 is a postcode district covering Walthamstow, Central Parade and Unity Place, in Waltham Forest.
About 114,797 people lived in E17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £545,000 in 2025 across 1,220 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 105.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in E17 was £545,000 in 2025.
E17 had 112,695 usual residents at the census.
About 5% of people in E17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In E17, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: E17
- Postcode area: [E](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e)
- Constituency: [Walthamstow †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walthamstow)
- Council: [Waltham Forest †](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest)
- Area: 14.37 km²
- People, mid-2024: 114,797*
- Neighbourhoods: 55
- Output areas: 306

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[E10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e10), [E4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e4), [N17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n17), [E18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e18), [IG8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig8), [E11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e11)

## Latest updates for E17

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E17

## How to cite

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