E4 6BW

Hatch Lane & Highams Park North · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Waltham Forest
Postcode district
E4
Postcode sector
E4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E4 6HT 25 m
E4 6HX 37 m
E4 6HS 54 m
E4 6HY 68 m
E4 6JG 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E4 6BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E4
Postcode sector
E4 6
Latitude
51.621229
Longitude
0.011277
British National Grid easting
539,330
British National Grid northing
193,294

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Waltham Forest · E09000031
Parish or community
E43000221
Output area
E00022052
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 003E · E01004390
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 003 · E02000897

Postcode source versions

Explore E4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
106
Primary
59
Secondary
17
  1. Whitehall Primary School

    Community school

    446 m
  2. Longshaw Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    525 m
  3. Heathcote School & Science College

    Community school

    564 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,269
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 755
  • Anti social behaviour 357
  • Vehicle crime 316
  • Other theft 164
  • Public order 139

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

5 female, 8 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.3
E4 6 residents
17,113

Age bands in E4 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

3,170 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,885 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

4,670 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

4,817 residents

Age 65 and over
16.9%

2,948 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E4 6 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

44

within 5 km

  • LARKSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 LARKSHALL ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7HS

    ODS code F86664

    857 m

  • THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86616

    861 m

  • RYDAL

    375 HIGH ROAD, WOODFORD GREEN, IG8 9QJ

    ODS code F86012

    1.6 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HANDSWORTH AVENUE, HIGHAMS PARK, LONDON, E4 9PD

    ODS code F86004

    1.6 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86078

    1.8 km

  • THE BROADWAY SURGERY

    3 BROADWAY GARDENS, MONKHAMS AVENUE, WOODFORD GREEN, IG8 0HF

    ODS code F86013

    2.1 km

  • CHURCHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CHURCHILL TERRACE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8DG

    ODS code F86627

    2.1 km

  • KINGS HEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86700

    2.2 km

  • KINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 KINGS AVENUE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LP

    ODS code F81169

    2.3 km

  • THE MICROFACULTY

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

    ODS code F86638

    2.3 km

  • PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY

    18 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LT

    ODS code F81165

    2.4 km

  • CHINGFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    109 YORK ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8LF

    ODS code Y01291

    2.4 km

  • QUEEN MARY PRACTICE

    SOUTH WOODFORD HEALTH CENTRE, 114 HIGH ROAD, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2QS

    ODS code F86658

    2.7 km

  • THE ELMHURST PRACTICE

    114 HIGH ROAD, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2QS

    ODS code F86064

    2.7 km

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    2.9 km

  • SOUTHDENE SURGERY

    THE SHRUBBERIES, GEORGE LANE, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 1BD

    ODS code F86066

    3.1 km

  • THE SHRUBBERIES MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE SHRUBBERIES, GEORGE LANE, LONDON, E18 1BD

    ODS code F86641

    3.1 km

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    3.2 km

  • GLEBELANDS PRACTICE

    2 GLEBELANDS AVENUE, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2AB

    ODS code F86020

    3.3 km

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86005

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 44 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

  • Chingdale Road

    BCT · Chingford Hatch

    0.1 miles
  • Chingdale Road

    BCT · Chingford Hatch

    0.2 miles
  • Chingdale Road

    BCT · Chingford Hatch

    0.2 miles
  • Simmons Lane

    BCT · Chingford Hatch

    0.2 miles
  • Simmons Lane

    BCT · Chingford Hatch

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 003E, 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

9,661 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

106 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 17 secondary schools. Whitehall Primary School is the nearest published school at 446 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,269 published events cover 12 months, averaging 189.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 755 events.

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