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Waltham Forest 026A

Neighbourhood

South Waltham Forest. 1,622 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 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 026A is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
31.4
Joint 7,611th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£485,000
Joint 5,162nd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,555
Joint 20,515th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Waltham Forest 026A compares

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

Waltham Forest 026AMiddle
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 026A is 31.4.
31.424th 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 026A is £485,000.
£485,000joint 40th 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 026A is 1,555.
1,55512th least 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 026A is 97.3%.
97.3%60th highest

Is Waltham Forest 026A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waltham Forest 026A at a rate of 170.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 155.8 per 1,000 people across Leyton South.

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

In August 2026 alone, 21 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Waltham Forest 026A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (66), anti-social behaviour (62) and other crime (42).

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 026A 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 026A in brief

Waltham Forest 026A has a deprivation score of 31.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Waltham Forest 026A was £485,000 in 2025.

Waltham Forest 026A had 1,555 usual residents at the census.

In Waltham Forest 026A, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.