E17 3FA

Wood Street · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E17 3JE 21 m
E17 3JG 41 m
E17 3JQ 57 m
E17 3JF 64 m
E17 3AF 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E17 3FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 3
Latitude
51.588326
Longitude
-0.006142
British National Grid easting
538,224
British National Grid northing
189,602

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Waltham Forest · E09000031
Parish or community
E43000221
Westminster constituency
Walthamstow · E14001563
Output area
E00022466
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 013E · E01004470
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 013 · E02000907

Postcode source versions

Explore E17

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
194
Primary
112
Secondary
27
  1. Holy Family Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    168 m
  2. Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    202 m
  3. The Woodside Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    358 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,646
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,176
  • Anti social behaviour 1,017
  • Vehicle crime 731
  • Other theft 707
  • Theft from the person 541

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
38

17 female, 21 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
5.4
E17 3 residents
13,205

Age bands in E17 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.9%

2,944 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,558 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.8%

4,936 residents

Age 45 to 64
22%

2,955 residents

Age 65 and over
7.7%

1,037 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E17 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

70

within 5 km

  • DR DHITAL PRACTICE

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86086

    223 m

  • WALTHAM FOREST COMM & FAM HTH SERV LTD

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86644

    223 m

  • ADDISON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    46 RAVENSWOOD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 9LY

    ODS code F86607

    607 m

  • THE BAILEY PRACTICE

    COMLEY BANK SITE, 46 RAVENSWOOD ROAD, LONDON, E17 9LY

    ODS code F86689

    607 m

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    717 m

  • THE ECCLESBOURNE PRACTICE

    ECCLESBOURNE, 1 WARWICK TERRACE, LEA BRIDGE ROAD, LEYTON, LONDON, E17 9DP

    ODS code F86018

    917 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

    103-105 GROVE ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 9BU

    ODS code F86062

    1.1 km

  • QUEENS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 QUEENS ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 8PX

    ODS code F86030

    1.4 km

  • DR SHANTIR PRACTICE

    354-358 FOREST ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 5JL

    ODS code F86626

    1.4 km

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

    2A PENRHYN AVENUE, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 5DB

    ODS code F86005

    1.6 km

  • THE LYNDHURST SURGERY

    53 LYNDHURST DRIVE, LEYTON, LONDON, E10 6JB

    ODS code F86088

    1.8 km

  • SMA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    693 HIGH ROAD LEYTON, LEYTON, LONDON, E10 6RA

    ODS code F86038

    2.0 km

  • CLAREMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 CLAREMONT ROAD, LONDON, E17 5RJ

    ODS code F86708

    2.0 km

  • HIGHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    258-260 HIGHAM HILL ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 5RQ

    ODS code F86679

    2.1 km

  • GLEBELANDS PRACTICE

    2 GLEBELANDS AVENUE, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2AB

    ODS code F86020

    2.1 km

  • THE ALLUM MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRLOP ROAD, LEYTONSTONE, LONDON, E11 1BN

    ODS code F86036

    2.2 km

  • QUEEN MARY PRACTICE

    SOUTH WOODFORD HEALTH CENTRE, 114 HIGH ROAD, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2QS

    ODS code F86658

    2.2 km

  • THE ELMHURST PRACTICE

    114 HIGH ROAD, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2QS

    ODS code F86064

    2.2 km

  • THE MANOR PRACTICE

    454 LEA BRIDGE ROAD, LEYTON, LONDON, E10 7DY

    ODS code F86011

    2.2 km

  • SINNOTT MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 ST ANDREW'S ROAD, WALTHAMWSTOW, LONDON, E17 6BD

    ODS code Y01839

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 70 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wood Street Market

    BCT · Upper Walthamstow

    0.1 miles
  • Wood Street Market

    BCT · Upper Walthamstow

    0.1 miles
  • The Drive Walthamstow

    BCT · Upper Walthamstow

    0.1 miles
  • Woodlands Road Walthamstow

    BCT · Upper Walthamstow

    0.1 miles
  • Shernhall Street Upper walthamstow

    BCT · Upper Walthamstow

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 013E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,749 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

194 open schools are in scope, including 112 primary and 27 secondary schools. Holy Family Catholic School is the nearest published school at 168 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,646 published events cover 12 months, averaging 637.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,176 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.