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

E4 6QR 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 6QR 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

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Waltham Forest 002D: 66 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0037,51.6276,E46QR
- **Chingford, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0037,51.6276,E46QR
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0037,51.6276,E46QR
- **No property in E4 6QR 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=-0.0037,51.6276,E46QR
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Waltham Forest 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0037,51.6276,E46QR
- **£529,102 average price**: For the whole of Waltham Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0037,51.6276,E46QR
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0037,51.6276,E46QR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0037,51.6276,E46QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at E4 6QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0037,51.6276,E46QR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at E4 6QR**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0037,51.6276,E46QR
- **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=-0.0037,51.6276,E46QR
- **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=-0.0037,51.6276,E46QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chingford Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chingford-foundation-school-e138691) | Secondary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chingford CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chingford-cofe-primary-school-e103084) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 58% 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 | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parkside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-primary-school-e103081) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Normanhurst School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/normanhurst-school-e103112) | Independent | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Longshaw Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longshaw-primary-academy-e147179) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitehall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehall-primary-school-e103036) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 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 | 1.1 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £353,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2023 | £890,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2024 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £840,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £835,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £298,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| August 2023 | £630,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LARKSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE (470 m); THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY (520 m); THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY (860 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (640 m); ROSEWOOD PHARMACY (650 m)
- Dental practices: ALLURING SMILES (770 m); APOLLINE HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (790 m); CHINGFORD DENTAL SURGERY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Chingford (530 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Chingford Express (770 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 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.2** (2025). Waltham Forest 002D has a deprivation score of 17.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,636th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £390,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Waltham Forest 002D was £390,000 in 2025. Joint 9,167th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,952** (2021). Waltham Forest 002D had 1,952 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,143rd 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: 92.7%** (January 2026). In Waltham Forest 002D, 92.7% 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.

## 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: 51.6276, -0.0037

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=-0.0037,51.6276,E46QR

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