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Walthamstow Central

Middle area

South Waltham Forest. 11,340 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Walthamstow Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£616,750
451st most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,429
Joint 430th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Walthamstow Central

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walthamstow Central at a rate of 109.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.8 per 1,000 people across Waltham Forest.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Anti-social behaviour356
Violence and sexual offences275
Other crime175
Vehicle crime101
Theft from the person96
Burglary75
Drug offences65
Robbery42
Criminal damage and arson33
Shoplifting19

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Walthamstow Central compares

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

Walthamstow CentralMiddle
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. Walthamstow Central is £616,750.
£616,7506th most expensive
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. Walthamstow Central is 11,429.
11,4294th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares28 middle areas, Waltham Forest · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Waltham Forest28 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Walthamstow Central is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Walthamstow Central is 96.4%.
96.4%9th highest

Is Walthamstow Central safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walthamstow Central at a rate of 109.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.8 per 1,000 people across Waltham Forest.

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

In August 2026 alone, 112 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Walthamstow Central.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (356), violence and sexual offences (275) and other crime (175).

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 middle area, so they describe all of Waltham Forest and not Walthamstow Central 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 paid 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
Joint 98th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Walthamstow Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Walthamstow Central was £616,750 in 2025.

Walthamstow Central had 11,429 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Walthamstow Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Walthamstow Central, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.