Is Waltham Forest a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Waltham Forest, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 3,824 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Waltham Forest, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 3,824 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Waltham Forest sold for £529,102 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.8% on a year earlier. Across Waltham Forest, police record 104 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Waltham Forest, the nearest primary school is Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Holy Family Catholic School, 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Dr Dhital Practice, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
Wood Street station is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk; Walthamstow Central (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk; the nearest park, Lloyd Park, is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.
Across Waltham Forest, police record 104 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Waltham Forest sold for £529,102 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.8% on a year earlier. By type: detached £1,045,867, semi-detached £804,982, terraced £624,560, flats £389,823. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School, 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Holy Family Catholic School, 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Wood Street is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk, and Walthamstow Central (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £68,670 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.