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E17 3LB

Wood Street · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wood Street
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E17 3JX 47 m
E17 3LF 52 m
E17 3HU 57 m
E17 3LP 65 m
E17 3LL 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E17 3LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 3
Latitude
51.589152
Longitude
-0.003955
British National Grid easting
538,373
British National Grid northing
189,698

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Waltham Forest · E09000031
Electoral ward
Wood Street · E05013903
Parish or community
E43000221
Westminster constituency
Walthamstow · E14001563
Output area
E00022450
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 013F · E01004471
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 013 · E02000907

Postcode source versions

Explore E17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
179
Primary
105
Secondary
25

  1. The Woodside Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    226 m

  2. Holy Family Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    240 m

  3. Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    285 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,721
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,885
  • Anti social behaviour 910
  • Vehicle crime 682
  • Other theft 578
  • Drugs 459

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

68

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR DHITAL PRACTICE

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86086

    164 m

  • WALTHAM FOREST COMM & FAM HTH SERV LTD

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86644

    164 m

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    625 m

  • ADDISON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    46 RAVENSWOOD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 9LY

    ODS code F86607

    752 m

  • THE BAILEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86689

    752 m

  • THE ECCLESBOURNE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86018

    964 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86062

    1.2 km

  • DR SHANTIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86626

    1.5 km

  • QUEENS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 QUEENS ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 8PX

    ODS code F86030

    1.5 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

    1.9 km

  • GLEBELANDS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86020

    2.0 km

  • QUEEN MARY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86658

    2.0 km

  • THE ELMHURST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86064

    2.0 km

  • SMA MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86038

    2.1 km

  • SOUTHDENE SURGERY

    THE SHRUBBERIES, GEORGE LANE, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 1BD

    ODS code F86066

    2.1 km

  • THE SHRUBBERIES MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE SHRUBBERIES, GEORGE LANE, LONDON, E18 1BD

    ODS code F86641

    2.1 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HANDSWORTH AVENUE, HIGHAMS PARK, LONDON, E4 9PD

    ODS code F86004

    2.1 km

  • CLAREMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 CLAREMONT ROAD, LONDON, E17 5RJ

    ODS code F86708

    2.1 km

  • THE ALLUM MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRLOP ROAD, LEYTONSTONE, LONDON, E11 1BN

    ODS code F86036

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 68 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Woodlands Road Walthamstow

    BCT · Upper Walthamstow

    0.0 miles

  • Wood Street Market

    BCT · Upper Walthamstow

    0.0 miles

  • Wood Street Market

    BCT · Upper Walthamstow

    0.1 miles

  • Forest Road / Wood Street Lib

    BCT · Upper Walthamstow

    0.1 miles

  • Wood Street Station

    BCT · Upper Walthamstow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 013F, 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

9,853 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

179 open schools are in scope, including 105 primary and 25 secondary schools. The Woodside Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 226 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,721 published events cover 12 months, averaging 560.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,885 events.

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