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Larkswood

Middle area

North Waltham Forest. 7,973 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Larkswood’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£540,000
746th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,011
3,539th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Larkswood compares

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Median sale price28 middle areas, Waltham Forest · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Waltham Forest28 areas from £449,250 to £664,000. The middle area is £540,000. Larkswood is £540,000.
£540,000joint 14th highest
Population28 middle areas, Waltham Forest · 2021
Population: every middle area in Waltham Forest28 areas from 8,011 to 12,963. The middle area is 9,698. Larkswood is 8,011.
8,011lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage28 middle areas, Waltham Forest · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Waltham Forest28 areas from 88.8% to 98.5%. The middle area is 94.7%. Larkswood is 94.6%.
94.6%joint 13th lowest
Claimant rate28 middle areas, Waltham Forest · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Waltham Forest28 areas from 3.7% to 11.1%. The middle area is 6.3%. Larkswood is 5.4%.
5.4%joint 6th lowest

Figures for the whole of Waltham Forest

These figures are published for the whole of Waltham Forest, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Waltham Forest and not Larkswood alone. See Waltham Forest

Average house price
£529,102
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,350
45th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.7×
25th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.5
98th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Larkswood in brief

The median price paid for a home in Larkswood was £540,000 in 2025.

Larkswood had 8,011 usual residents at the census.

In Larkswood, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Larkswood, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.