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E17 6BH

Higham Hill · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Higham Hill
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E17 6BX 19 m
E17 6GS 48 m
E17 6AA 61 m
E17 6SL 64 m
E17 6FA 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E17 6BH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 6
Latitude
51.591816
Longitude
-0.038748
British National Grid easting
535,955
British National Grid northing
189,929

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
E00185767
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 014C · E01004401
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 014 · E02000908

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wells Apartments, 79, 4, Sutherland Road, London, E17 6BH 30 January 2026 £345,000
Britains Apartments, 71, 11, Sutherland Road, London, E17 6BH 14 November 2025 £465,500
Britains Apartments, 71, 10, Sutherland Road, London, E17 6BH 14 July 2025 £460,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
226
Primary
128
Secondary
31

  1. Big Creative Independent School

    Other independent school

    215 m

  2. Hillyfield Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    335 m

  3. Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest

    Free schools

    359 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,028
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,932
  • Anti social behaviour 954
  • Other theft 659
  • Theft from the person 571
  • Vehicle crime 543

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
174

87 female, 87 male

Postcode households
66
Residents per household
2.6
E17 6 residents
19,712

Age bands in E17 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

3,602 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

2,113 residents

Age 25 to 44
43.2%

8,494 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.5%

4,040 residents

Age 65 and over
7.2%

1,420 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E17 6 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+
80.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
80.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80.9%
Gigabit-capable
80.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
80.9%
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

94

within 5 km

  • SINNOTT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y01839

    206 m

  • HIGHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86679

    442 m

  • CLAREMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 CLAREMONT ROAD, LONDON, E17 5RJ

    ODS code F86708

    471 m

  • DR SHANTIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86626

    904 m

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86005

    1.2 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE LIMITED

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

    ODS code F86058

    1.3 km

  • THE FIRS

    26 STEPHENSON ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 7JT

    ODS code F86001

    1.3 km

  • WELBOURNE GP SURGERY, WELBOURNE H C

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

    ODS code F85628

    1.8 km

  • WELBOURNE MED PRAC, WELBOURNE H C

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

    ODS code Y05330

    1.8 km

  • QUEENS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 QUEENS ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 8PX

    ODS code F86030

    1.8 km

  • TYNEMOUTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TYNEMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, N15 4RH

    ODS code F85013

    2.1 km

  • CHARLTON HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    581 HIGH ROAD, LONDON, N17 6SB

    ODS code F85017

    2.1 km

  • BRUCE GROVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CTR

    463 HIGH ROAD, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N17 6QB

    ODS code F85028

    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

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    2.4 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86062

    2.4 km

  • TOTTENHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    759 HIGH ROAD, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N17 8AH

    ODS code F85615

    2.5 km

  • DR DHITAL PRACTICE

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86086

    2.5 km

  • WALTHAM FOREST COMM & FAM HTH SERV LTD

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86644

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 94 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

  • Priestley Way

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Priestley Way

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Shakespeare Road / Walthamstow

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Shakespeare Road / Walthamstow

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Blenheim Road Walthamstow

    BCT · Blackhorse Road

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 014C, 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

14,121 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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
15
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £445,000 from 17 recorded sales in E17 6BH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Waltham Forest is £522,743 in June 2026, up 2.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

226 open schools are in scope, including 128 primary and 31 secondary schools. Big Creative Independent School is the nearest published school at 215 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,028 published events cover 12 months, averaging 585.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,932 events.

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