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Waltham Forest 028F

Neighbourhood

South Waltham Forest. 1,900 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.1 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Waltham Forest 028F is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
30.3
Joint 8,110th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£478,258
5,398th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,944
Joint 6,299th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Waltham Forest 028F compares

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

Waltham Forest 028FMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only146 neighbourhoods, Waltham Forest · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Waltham Forest146 areas from 2.6 to 57.4. The middle area is 22.9. Waltham Forest 028F is 30.3.
30.3joint 27th most deprived
Median sale price135 neighbourhoods, Waltham Forest · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Waltham Forest135 areas from £303,500 to £878,000. The middle area is £542,500. Waltham Forest 028F is £478,258.
£478,25835th cheapest
Population146 neighbourhoods, Waltham Forest · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Waltham Forest146 areas from 1,254 to 2,947. The middle area is 1,866. Waltham Forest 028F is 1,944.
1,94449th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage146 neighbourhoods, Waltham Forest · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Waltham Forest146 areas from 70.3% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.2%. Waltham Forest 028F is 99.5%.
99.5%joint 29th highest

Is Waltham Forest 028F safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waltham Forest 028F at a rate of 85.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 85.9 per 1,000 people across Leytonstone South East.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Waltham Forest 028F.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (44), violence and sexual offences (37) and vehicle crime (23).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Waltham Forest

These figures are published for the whole of Waltham Forest, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Waltham Forest and not Waltham Forest 028F alone. See Waltham Forest

Average house price
£532,212
Up 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,350
45th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.7×
Joint 25th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
283,713
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Waltham Forest 028F in brief

Waltham Forest 028F has a deprivation score of 30.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Waltham Forest 028F was £478,258 in 2025.

Waltham Forest 028F had 1,944 usual residents at the census.

In Waltham Forest 028F, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.