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E17 5SS

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 5SR 27 m
E17 5SZ 57 m
E17 5PP 87 m
E17 5SY 87 m
E17 5SU 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E17 5SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 5
Latitude
51.601732
Longitude
-0.036964
British National Grid easting
536,049
British National Grid northing
191,035

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
E00022130
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 009B · E01004399
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 009 · E02000903

Postcode source versions

Explore E17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
220
Primary
124
Secondary
30

  1. Lime Academy Hornbeam

    Academy special converter

    357 m

  2. Whittingham Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    464 m

  3. Roger Ascham Primary School

    Academy converter

    753 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,215
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,394
  • Anti social behaviour 674
  • Vehicle crime 613
  • Shoplifting 539
  • Other theft 479

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

9 female, 10 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.2
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.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

79

within 5 km

  • HIGHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86679

    785 m

  • CLAREMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 CLAREMONT ROAD, LONDON, E17 5RJ

    ODS code F86708

    823 m

  • SINNOTT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y01839

    946 m

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86005

    1.1 km

  • DR SHANTIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86626

    1.5 km

  • THE MICROFACULTY

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

    ODS code F86638

    1.8 km

  • CHINGFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    109 YORK ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8LF

    ODS code Y01291

    1.9 km

  • ANGEL SURGERY

    SILVERPOINT, 88-90 PROWSE COURT, 72 FORE STREET, LONDON, N18 2FF

    ODS code Y00057

    2.2 km

  • TOTTENHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    759 HIGH ROAD, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N17 8AH

    ODS code F85615

    2.2 km

  • CHURCHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CHURCHILL TERRACE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8DG

    ODS code F86627

    2.2 km

  • WELBOURNE GP SURGERY, WELBOURNE H C

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

    ODS code F85628

    2.3 km

  • WELBOURNE MED PRAC, WELBOURNE H C

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

    ODS code Y05330

    2.3 km

  • CHARLTON HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    581 HIGH ROAD, LONDON, N17 6SB

    ODS code F85017

    2.3 km

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    2.3 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE LIMITED

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

    ODS code F86058

    2.4 km

  • THE FIRS

    26 STEPHENSON ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 7JT

    ODS code F86001

    2.4 km

  • DR ME SILVER'S PRACTICE

    234 FORE STREET, EDMONTON, LONDON, N18 2LY

    ODS code F85666

    2.4 km

  • BRUCE GROVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CTR

    463 HIGH ROAD, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N17 6QB

    ODS code F85028

    2.5 km

  • SOMERSET GARDENS FAMILY HEALTH CENTRE

    4 CREIGHTON ROAD, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N17 8NW

    ODS code F85030

    2.6 km

  • QUEENS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 QUEENS ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 8PX

    ODS code F86030

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 79 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • William Morris School

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Higham Hill / Cogan Avenue

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Higham Hill Road

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Higham Hill Road

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Lawrence Avenue Walthamstow

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 009B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,423 of 33,755

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

Schools

220 open schools are in scope, including 124 primary and 30 secondary schools. Lime Academy Hornbeam is the nearest published school at 357 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,215 published events cover 12 months, averaging 434.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,394 events.

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