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Hatch Lane & Highams Park North

Ward

North east Waltham Forest. About 12,690 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Hatch Lane & Highams Park North, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,945
1,309th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.1%
1,656th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Hatch Lane & Highams Park North compares

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

Hatch Lane & Highams Park NorthMiddle
Population22 wards, Waltham Forest · 2021
Population: every ward in Waltham Forest22 areas from 8,197 to 17,254. The middle area is 13,030. Hatch Lane & Highams Park North is 12,945.
12,94511th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Waltham Forest · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Waltham Forest22 areas from 89.8% to 98.6%. The middle area is 94.4%. Hatch Lane & Highams Park North is 91.9%.
91.9%joint 5th lowest
Claimant rate22 wards, Waltham Forest · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Waltham Forest22 areas from 4.6% to 8.5%. The middle area is 6.5%. Hatch Lane & Highams Park North is 5.5%.
5.5%joint 5th lowest
Aged 15 to 6422 wards, Waltham Forest · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Waltham Forest22 areas from 61.9% to 75.2%. The middle area is 71.5%. Hatch Lane & Highams Park North is 66.1%.
66.1%3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Waltham Forest

These figures are published for the whole of Waltham Forest, not for each ward, so they describe all of Waltham Forest and not Hatch Lane & Highams Park North 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
Hatch Lane & Highams Park North in brief

Hatch Lane & Highams Park North had 12,945 usual residents at the census.

In Hatch Lane & Highams Park North, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hatch Lane & Highams Park North, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.1% of residents in Hatch Lane & Highams Park North were aged 15 to 64 at the census.