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Lea Bridge

Middle area

South Waltham Forest. 10,821 people in 2.2 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 Lea Bridge’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£455,000
1,321st highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,563
787th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Lea Bridge compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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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. Lea Bridge is £455,000.
£455,0002nd lowest
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. Lea Bridge is 10,563.
10,5637th highest
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%. Lea Bridge is 88.8%.
88.8%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%. Lea Bridge is 6.8%.
6.8%6th highest

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 Lea Bridge 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
Lea Bridge in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lea Bridge was £455,000 in 2025.

Lea Bridge had 10,563 usual residents at the census.

In Lea Bridge, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Lea Bridge, 6.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.