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Upper Walthamstow

Ward

South east Waltham Forest. About 8,525 people in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Upper Walthamstow, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,197
3,313th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.8%
891st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Upper Walthamstow compares

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

Upper WalthamstowMiddle
Population22 wards, Waltham Forest · 2021
Population: every ward in Waltham Forest22 areas from 8,197 to 17,254. The middle area is 13,030. Upper Walthamstow is 8,197.
8,197lowest
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%. Upper Walthamstow is 92.7%.
92.7%8th 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%. Upper Walthamstow is 5.9%.
5.9%9th 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%. Upper Walthamstow is 68.8%.
68.8%7th 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 Upper Walthamstow 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
Upper Walthamstow in brief

Upper Walthamstow had 8,197 usual residents at the census.

In Upper Walthamstow, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Upper Walthamstow, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

68.8% of residents in Upper Walthamstow were aged 15 to 64 at the census.