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Leyton East

Middle area

South Waltham Forest. 9,267 people in 0.6 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 Leyton East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£620,000
441st highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,239
1,869th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Leyton East compares

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

Leyton EastMiddle
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. Leyton East is £620,000.
£620,0005th 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. Leyton East is 9,239.
9,2398th lowest
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%. Leyton East is 98.5%.
98.5%highest
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%. Leyton East 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 Leyton East 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
Leyton East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Leyton East was £620,000 in 2025.

Leyton East had 9,239 usual residents at the census.

In Leyton East, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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