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E17 5DQ

Higham Hill · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Higham Hill
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E17 5RA 29 m
E17 5RE 65 m
E17 5RY 99 m
E17 5SB 104 m
E17 5HH 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E17 5DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 5
Latitude
51.597815
Longitude
-0.032916
British National Grid easting
536,341
British National Grid northing
190,607

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Waltham Forest · E09000031
Electoral ward
Higham Hill · E05013892
Parish or community
E43000221
Westminster constituency
Walthamstow · E14001563
Output area
E00022128
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 009C · E01004400
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 009 · E02000903

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
220
Primary
124
Secondary
30

  1. Whittingham Primary Academy

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    143 m

  2. Lime Academy Hornbeam

    Academy special converter

    294 m

  3. Roger Ascham Primary School

    Academy converter

    442 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,251
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,406
  • Anti social behaviour 732
  • Vehicle crime 566
  • Other theft 512
  • Shoplifting 315

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

5 female, 9 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
7.0
E17 5 residents
18,696

Age bands in E17 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.2%

4,148 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

2,450 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.9%

7,020 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.7%

4,438 residents

Age 65 and over
7.6%

1,487 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E17 5 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

82

within 5 km

  • HIGHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86679

    352 m

  • CLAREMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 CLAREMONT ROAD, LONDON, E17 5RJ

    ODS code F86708

    359 m

  • SINNOTT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y01839

    578 m

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86005

    646 m

  • DR SHANTIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86626

    1.0 km

  • THE MICROFACULTY

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

    ODS code F86638

    1.9 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE LIMITED

    THE FIRS MEDICAL CENTRE, 26 STEPHENSON ROAD, LONDON, E17 7JT

    ODS code F86058

    2.0 km

  • THE FIRS

    26 STEPHENSON ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 7JT

    ODS code F86001

    2.0 km

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    2.0 km

  • CHINGFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    109 YORK ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8LF

    ODS code Y01291

    2.2 km

  • QUEENS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 QUEENS ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 8PX

    ODS code F86030

    2.2 km

  • ADDISON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    46 RAVENSWOOD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 9LY

    ODS code F86607

    2.3 km

  • THE BAILEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86689

    2.3 km

  • DR DHITAL PRACTICE

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86086

    2.4 km

  • WALTHAM FOREST COMM & FAM HTH SERV LTD

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86644

    2.4 km

  • WELBOURNE GP SURGERY, WELBOURNE H C

    UNIT 1, WALTER TULL HOUSE, MONUMENT WAY, LONDON, N17 9QX

    ODS code F85628

    2.4 km

  • WELBOURNE MED PRAC, WELBOURNE H C

    UNIT 1, WALTER TULL HOUSE, MONUMENT WAY, LONDON, N17 9QX

    ODS code Y05330

    2.4 km

  • CHURCHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CHURCHILL TERRACE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8DG

    ODS code F86627

    2.5 km

  • CHARLTON HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    581 HIGH ROAD, LONDON, N17 6SB

    ODS code F85017

    2.5 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86062

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 82 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

  • Millfield Avenue

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Millfield Avenue

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Whittingham Primary Academy

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Whittingham Primary Academy

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Folly Lane

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 009C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,225 of 33,755

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

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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

220 open schools are in scope, including 124 primary and 30 secondary schools. Whittingham Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 143 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,251 published events cover 12 months, averaging 437.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,406 events.

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