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E4 8BQ

Valley · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Valley
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green
Postcode district
E4
Postcode sector
E4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E4 8AB 35 m
E4 8BG 48 m
E4 8BE 63 m
E4 8BD 99 m
E4 8AA 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E4 8BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E4
Postcode sector
E4 8
Latitude
51.622276
Longitude
-0.019130
British National Grid easting
537,222
British National Grid northing
193,353

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Waltham Forest · E09000031
Electoral ward
Valley · E05013901
Parish or community
E43000221
Westminster constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green · E14001167
Output area
E00021934
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 005A · E01004361
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 005 · E02000899

Postcode source versions

Explore E4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
143
Primary
86
Secondary
20

  1. Parkside Primary School

    Community school

    469 m

  2. Lime Academy Larkswood

    Academy converter

    696 m

  3. Chase Lane Primary School

    Community school

    816 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,768
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 777
  • Anti social behaviour 430
  • Vehicle crime 359
  • Shoplifting 205
  • Other theft 191

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

9 female, 8 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.4
E4 8 residents
16,351

Age bands in E4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%

3,349 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

1,975 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.6%

4,983 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

4,238 residents

Age 65 and over
13.6%

2,292 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E4 8 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

54

within 5 km

  • CHURCHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CHURCHILL TERRACE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8DG

    ODS code F86627

    453 m

  • CHINGFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    109 YORK ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8LF

    ODS code Y01291

    728 m

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86078

    910 m

  • THE MICROFACULTY

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

    ODS code F86638

    1.1 km

  • THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86616

    1.3 km

  • KINGS HEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86700

    1.6 km

  • LARKSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 LARKSHALL ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7HS

    ODS code F86664

    1.6 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HANDSWORTH AVENUE, HIGHAMS PARK, LONDON, E4 9PD

    ODS code F86004

    2.1 km

  • NIGHTINGALE HOUSE SURGERY

    1-3 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, EDMONTON, LONDON, N9 8AJ

    ODS code F85058

    2.6 km

  • BOUNCES ROAD SURGERY LTD

    308A HERTFORD ROAD, EDMONTON, LONDON, N9 7HD

    ODS code F85044

    2.7 km

  • BOUNDARY HOUSE SURGERY

    308A HERTFORD ROAD, EDMONTON, LONDON, N9 7HD

    ODS code F85676

    2.7 km

  • MEDICUS HEALTH PARTNERS

    FOREST PRIMARY CARE CTR, 308A HERTFORD ROAD, EDMONTON, LONDON, N9 7HD

    ODS code F85002

    2.7 km

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86005

    2.8 km

  • CHALFONT SURGERY

    EVERGREEN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 1 SMYTHE CLOSE, LONDON, N9 0TW

    ODS code F85682

    2.8 km

  • EVERGREEN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    1 SMYTHE CLOSE, LONDON, N9 0TW

    ODS code Y03402

    2.8 km

  • RAINBOW PRACTICE

    1 SMYTHE CLOSE, EDMONTON, LONDON, N9 0TW

    ODS code F85039

    2.8 km

  • RYDAL

    375 HIGH ROAD, WOODFORD GREEN, IG8 9QJ

    ODS code F86012

    3.1 km

  • DR ME SILVER'S PRACTICE

    234 FORE STREET, EDMONTON, LONDON, N18 2LY

    ODS code F85666

    3.2 km

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    3.2 km

  • HIGHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86679

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 54 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chingford Old Church

    BCT · Chingford Mount

    0.1 miles

  • Chingford Old Church

    BCT · Chingford Mount

    0.1 miles

  • Alpha Road

    BCT · Chingford Mount

    0.2 miles

  • Alpha Road

    BCT · Chingford Mount

    0.2 miles

  • Ridgeway Park

    BCT · Chingford Mount

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 005A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,039 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Schools

143 open schools are in scope, including 86 primary and 20 secondary schools. Parkside Primary School is the nearest published school at 469 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,768 published events cover 12 months, averaging 230.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 777 events.

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