# E4 6PQ: area report for a postcode in Waltham Forest

E4 6PQ 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 E4 6PQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) › [E4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e4) › [E4 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e4-6)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Waltham Forest 004B: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0042,51.6239,E46PQ
- **Chingford, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0042,51.6239,E46PQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0042,51.6239,E46PQ
- **No property in E4 6PQ 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=-0.0042,51.6239,E46PQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Waltham Forest 004B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0042,51.6239,E46PQ
- **£529,102 average price**: For the whole of Waltham Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0042,51.6239,E46PQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0042,51.6239,E46PQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0042,51.6239,E46PQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at E4 6PQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0042,51.6239,E46PQ
- **Low road and rail noise at E4 6PQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0042,51.6239,E46PQ
- **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=-0.0042,51.6239,E46PQ
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0042,51.6239,E46PQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Longshaw Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longshaw-primary-academy-e147179) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chingford CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chingford-cofe-primary-school-e103084) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parkside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-primary-school-e103081) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chingford Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chingford-foundation-school-e138691) | Secondary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lime Academy Larkswood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-academy-larkswood-e141734) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e103085) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitehall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehall-primary-school-e103036) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heathcote School & Science College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heathcote-school-and-science-college-e103097) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £650,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £775,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £375,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| April 2023 | £337,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £285,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £780,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY (480 m); LARKSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE (600 m); THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY (710 m)
- Pharmacies: HATCH PHARMACY (900 m); MY PHARMACY (900 m); BOOTS (970 m); ROSEWOOD PHARMACY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Chingford Express (690 m, Tesco); Co-op Hatch Lane (870 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Chingford (880 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.4** (2025). Waltham Forest 004B has a deprivation score of 8.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £645,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Waltham Forest 004B was £645,000 in 2025. Joint 2,078th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,334** (2021). Waltham Forest 004B had 1,334 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,657th least 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Waltham Forest 004B, 99.8% 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.

## E4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £540,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in E4 was £540,000 in 2025. Joint 215th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 66,626** (2021). E4 had 66,626 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 56th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in E4 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: 94.7%** (January 2026). In E4, 94.7% 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: 51.6239, -0.0042

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

## Your MP

- [Chingford and Woodford Green](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chingford-and-woodford-green): Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative), 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=-0.0042,51.6239,E46PQ

## How to cite

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