E17 9DS

Wood Street · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E17 9NZ 31 m
E17 9DW 36 m
E17 9DU 39 m
E17 9EQ 55 m
E17 9DT 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E17 9DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E17
Postcode sector
E17 9
Latitude
51.580564
Longitude
-0.002353
British National Grid easting
538,510
British National Grid northing
188,746

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Waltham Forest · E09000031
Parish or community
E43000221
Westminster constituency
Walthamstow · E14001563
Output area
E00022486
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 015D · E01004467
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 015 · E02000909

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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47 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
865, Lea Bridge Road, London, E17 9DS 15 August 2025 £325,000
891, Lea Bridge Road, London, E17 9DS 11 September 2024 £465,000
857, Flat 29, Lea Bridge Road, London, E17 9DS 30 March 2023 £287,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
204
Primary
112
Secondary
29
  1. Henry Maynard Primary School

    Community school

    285 m
  2. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    338 m
  3. Leyton Sixth Form College

    Further education

    502 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,489
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,386
  • Anti social behaviour 1,156
  • Other theft 815
  • Vehicle crime 685
  • Drugs 590

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
159

80 female, 79 male

Postcode households
67
Residents per household
2.4
E17 9 residents
14,085

Age bands in E17 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

2,783 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

1,346 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.6%

5,853 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.8%

3,373 residents

Age 65 and over
9.6%

1,425 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E17 9 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
91.9%
Gigabit-capable
52.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

84

within 5 km

  • THE ECCLESBOURNE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86018

    65 m

  • ADDISON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    46 RAVENSWOOD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 9LY

    ODS code F86607

    546 m

  • THE BAILEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86689

    546 m

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86062

    614 m

  • DR DHITAL PRACTICE

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86086

    805 m

  • WALTHAM FOREST COMM & FAM HTH SERV LTD

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86644

    805 m

  • THE LYNDHURST SURGERY

    53 LYNDHURST DRIVE, LEYTON, LONDON, E10 6JB

    ODS code F86088

    962 m

  • SMA MEDICAL PRACTICE

    693 HIGH ROAD LEYTON, LEYTON, LONDON, E10 6RA

    ODS code F86038

    1.2 km

  • THE ALLUM MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRLOP ROAD, LEYTONSTONE, LONDON, E11 1BN

    ODS code F86036

    1.3 km

  • QUEENS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 QUEENS ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 8PX

    ODS code F86030

    1.3 km

  • DR MOHAMMED GREEN MAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 HANBURY DRIVE, LEYTONSTONE, LONDON, E11 1GA

    ODS code F86621

    1.6 km

  • HAMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 PRETORIA ROAD, LEYTONSTONE, LONDON, E11 4BB

    ODS code F86712

    1.6 km

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    1.6 km

  • THE MANOR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86011

    1.7 km

  • WANSTEAD PLACE SURGERY

    45 WANSTEAD PLACE, WANSTEAD, LONDON, E11 2SW

    ODS code F86032

    1.8 km

  • CRAWLEY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    479 HIGH ROAD, LEYTON, LONDON, E10 5EL

    ODS code F86044

    1.9 km

  • DR SHANTIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86626

    1.9 km

  • THE EVERGREEN SURGERY

    26 HIGH STREET, LONDON, E11 2AQ

    ODS code F86023

    2.0 km

  • FRANCIS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    94 FRANCIS ROAD, LEYTON, LONDON, E10 6PP

    ODS code F86696

    2.1 km

  • SEYMOUR MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86006

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 84 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

  • Peterborough Rd /Lea Bridge Rd

    BCT · Whipps Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Whipps Cross / Wood Street

    BCT · Whipps Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Peterborough Rd /Lea Bridge Rd

    BCT · Whipps Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Oliver Road Walthamstow

    BCT · Upper Walthamstow

    0.1 miles
  • Shernhall Street

    BCT · Whipps Cross

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 015D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,783 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
6
Low risk addresses
54
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 £296,250 from 8 recorded sales in E17 9DS. 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

204 open schools are in scope, including 112 primary and 29 secondary schools. Henry Maynard Primary School is the nearest published school at 285 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

8,489 published events cover 12 months, averaging 707.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,386 events.

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