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E4

UK postcode district

Part of London

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,581
Current units
970
Coordinate coverage
98%
Electoral wards
11

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
East of England, London
Local authority codes
4
Terminated postcode units
611

Postcode sectors in E4

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

6 sectors
29,916 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Heathfield, London, E4 6SE 16 July 2026 £390,000
35, Mornington Road, Chingford, London, E4 7DT 15 July 2026 £1,120,700
85, Beech Hall Road, London, E4 9NN 15 July 2026 £1,250,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
21
Primary
12
Secondary
4

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
4,986
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,368
  • Anti social behaviour 748
  • Vehicle crime 642
  • Shoplifting 424
  • Other theft 374

Census 2021

Population and age profile

E4 usual residents
66,495
Age-profile population
67,002

Age bands in E4

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
18.7%
12,523 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.9%
7,295 residents
Age 25 to 44
28.1%
18,845 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.5%
17,728 residents
Age 65 and over
15.8%
10,611 residents

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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 938 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 873 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 731 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 1 postcode unit had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

8

in this district

  • CHINGFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    109 YORK ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8LF

    ODS code Y01291

  • CHURCHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CHURCHILL TERRACE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8DG

    ODS code F86627

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HANDSWORTH AVENUE, HIGHAMS PARK, LONDON, E4 9PD

    ODS code F86004

  • KINGS HEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    178 KINGS HEAD HILL, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7NX

    ODS code F86700

  • LARKSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 LARKSHALL ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7HS

    ODS code F86664

  • THE MICROFACULTY

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

    ODS code F86638

  • THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY

    SILVERTHORN CENTRE, 2 FRIARS CLOSE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 6UN

    ODS code F86616

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

    1 MOUNT ECHO AVENUE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7JX

    ODS code F86078

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £500,000 from 3,650 recorded sales in E4. 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 4 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

4,986 published events cover 12 months, averaging 416 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,368 events.

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