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E17 4FQ

Upper Walthamstow · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Upper Walthamstow
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E17 4DP 50 m
E17 4DU 67 m
E17 4DX 84 m
E17 4DT 89 m
E17 4DY 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E17 4FQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 4
Latitude
51.598488
Longitude
-0.000918
British National Grid easting
538,555
British National Grid northing
190,742

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Waltham Forest · E09000031
Electoral ward
Upper Walthamstow · E05013900
Parish or community
E43000221
Westminster constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green · E14001167
Output area
E00022033
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 010D · E01004378
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 010 · E02000904

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
160
Primary
93
Secondary
25

  1. Thorpe Hall Primary School

    Community school

    90 m

  2. Whitefield School

    Academy special converter

    449 m

  3. Frederick Bremer School

    Community school

    477 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,639
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,238
  • Anti social behaviour 677
  • Vehicle crime 572
  • Other theft 384
  • Drugs 336

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

14 female, 7 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.5
E17 4 residents
18,042

Age bands in E17 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

3,474 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,858 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.3%

6,255 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

4,214 residents

Age 65 and over
8.4%

1,454 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E17 4 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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
83.3%
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

62

within 5 km

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    505 m

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HANDSWORTH AVENUE, HIGHAMS PARK, LONDON, E4 9PD

    ODS code F86004

    1.1 km

  • DR DHITAL PRACTICE

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86086

    1.2 km

  • WALTHAM FOREST COMM & FAM HTH SERV LTD

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86644

    1.2 km

  • QUEEN MARY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86658

    1.6 km

  • THE ELMHURST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86064

    1.6 km

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86005

    1.6 km

  • ADDISON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    46 RAVENSWOOD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 9LY

    ODS code F86607

    1.8 km

  • THE BAILEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86689

    1.8 km

  • RYDAL

    375 HIGH ROAD, WOODFORD GREEN, IG8 9QJ

    ODS code F86012

    1.8 km

  • GLEBELANDS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86020

    1.8 km

  • SOUTHDENE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86066

    1.8 km

  • THE SHRUBBERIES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86641

    1.8 km

  • THE MICROFACULTY

    107-109 CHINGFORD MOUNT ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8LT

    ODS code F86638

    2.0 km

  • THE ECCLESBOURNE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86018

    2.0 km

  • DR SHANTIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86626

    2.0 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86062

    2.3 km

  • CLAREMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 CLAREMONT ROAD, LONDON, E17 5RJ

    ODS code F86708

    2.3 km

  • HIGHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86679

    2.4 km

  • THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY

    SILVERTHORN CENTRE, 2 FRIARS CLOSE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 6UN

    ODS code F86616

    2.4 km

Showing 20 of 62 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

  • Southend Road

    BCT · Hale End

    0.0 miles

  • Southend Road

    BCT · Hale End

    0.1 miles

  • Thorpe Hall Road

    BCT · Hale End

    0.1 miles

  • Thorpe Hall Road

    BCT · Hale End

    0.2 miles

  • Wadham Road Hale End

    BCT · Hale End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 010D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,188 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
6
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

160 open schools are in scope, including 93 primary and 25 secondary schools. Thorpe Hall Primary School is the nearest published school at 90 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,639 published events cover 12 months, averaging 386.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,238 events.

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