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E17 6DX

St James · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St James
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E17 6RW 27 m
E17 6ZS 29 m
E17 6TG 37 m
E17 6ZG 44 m
E17 6TF 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E17 6DX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 6
Latitude
51.588470
Longitude
-0.041909
British National Grid easting
535,746
British National Grid northing
189,551

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Waltham Forest · E09000031
Electoral ward
St James · E05013899
Parish or community
E43000221
Westminster constituency
Walthamstow · E14001563
Output area
E00185772
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 014G · E01034486
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 014 · E02000908

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
236
Primary
136
Secondary
33

  1. Big Creative Academy

    Free schools 16 to 19

    252 m

  2. Willowfield School

    Community school

    325 m

  3. Stoneydown Park School

    Community school

    472 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,079
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,884
  • Anti social behaviour 959
  • Other theft 685
  • Theft from the person 579
  • Vehicle crime 545

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
97.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
97.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.4%
Gigabit-capable
97.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97.4%
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

102

within 5 km

  • SINNOTT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y01839

    636 m

  • HIGHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86679

    871 m

  • CLAREMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 CLAREMONT ROAD, LONDON, E17 5RJ

    ODS code F86708

    892 m

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE LIMITED

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

    ODS code F86058

    1.0 km

  • THE FIRS

    26 STEPHENSON ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 7JT

    ODS code F86001

    1.0 km

  • DR SHANTIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86626

    1.1 km

  • WELBOURNE GP SURGERY, WELBOURNE H C

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

    ODS code F85628

    1.6 km

  • WELBOURNE MED PRAC, WELBOURNE H C

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

    ODS code Y05330

    1.6 km

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86005

    1.6 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

    1.8 km

  • BRUCE GROVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CTR

    463 HIGH ROAD, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N17 6QB

    ODS code F85028

    2.0 km

  • CHARLTON HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    581 HIGH ROAD, LONDON, N17 6SB

    ODS code F85017

    2.0 km

  • ADDISON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    46 RAVENSWOOD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 9LY

    ODS code F86607

    2.4 km

  • THE BAILEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86689

    2.4 km

  • THE MANOR PRACTICE

    454 LEA BRIDGE ROAD, LEYTON, LONDON, E10 7DY

    ODS code F86011

    2.4 km

  • SEYMOUR MEDICAL CENTRE

    266 LEA BRIDGE ROAD, LEYTON, LONDON, E10 7LD

    ODS code F86006

    2.4 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86062

    2.4 km

  • FERNLEA SURGERY

    114 HIGH ROAD, SOUTH TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N15 6JR

    ODS code F85071

    2.4 km

  • JS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    107 PHILIP LANE, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N15 4JR

    ODS code F85705

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 102 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

  • Forest Road

    BCT · Blackhorse Road

    0.1 miles

  • Forest Road

    BCT · Blackhorse Road

    0.1 miles

  • Blackhorse Road Station

    BCT · Blackhorse Road

    0.1 miles

  • Blackhorse Road Station

    BCT · Blackhorse Road

    0.1 miles

  • Blackhorse Road Station

    BCT · Blackhorse Road

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 014G, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,460 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

236 open schools are in scope, including 136 primary and 33 secondary schools. Big Creative Academy is the nearest published school at 252 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,079 published events cover 12 months, averaging 589.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,884 events.

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