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E4 8ES

Larkswood · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E4 8SF 126 m
E4 8ED 144 m
E4 8SG 164 m
E4 8BJ 166 m
E4 8SE 183 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E4 8ES
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E4
Postcode sector
E4 8
Latitude
51.604642
Longitude
-0.012215
British National Grid easting
537,754
British National Grid northing
191,405

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Waltham Forest · E09000031
Electoral ward
Larkswood · E05013894
Parish or community
E43000221
Westminster constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green · E14001167
Output area
E00185798
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 008E · E01004419
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 008 · E02000902

Postcode source versions

Explore E4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
161
Primary
98
Secondary
24

  1. South Chingford Foundation School

    Academy sponsor led

    0 m

  2. Selwyn Primary School

    Academy converter

    406 m

  3. Chapel End Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    733 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,942
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,303
  • Anti social behaviour 703
  • Vehicle crime 626
  • Other theft 437
  • Shoplifting 394

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

66

within 5 km

  • THE MICROFACULTY

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

    ODS code F86638

    965 m

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HANDSWORTH AVENUE, HIGHAMS PARK, LONDON, E4 9PD

    ODS code F86004

    975 m

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86005

    1.2 km

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    1.2 km

  • CHINGFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    109 YORK ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8LF

    ODS code Y01291

    1.5 km

  • CHURCHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CHURCHILL TERRACE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8DG

    ODS code F86627

    1.6 km

  • CLAREMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 CLAREMONT ROAD, LONDON, E17 5RJ

    ODS code F86708

    1.9 km

  • THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86616

    1.9 km

  • HIGHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86679

    1.9 km

  • DR SHANTIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86626

    1.9 km

  • DR DHITAL PRACTICE

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86086

    2.0 km

  • WALTHAM FOREST COMM & FAM HTH SERV LTD

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86644

    2.0 km

  • SINNOTT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y01839

    2.1 km

  • RYDAL

    375 HIGH ROAD, WOODFORD GREEN, IG8 9QJ

    ODS code F86012

    2.3 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

  • QUEEN MARY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86658

    2.5 km

  • THE ELMHURST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86064

    2.5 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86078

    2.7 km

  • LARKSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 LARKSHALL ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7HS

    ODS code F86664

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 66 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

  • Rowden Park Gardens

    BCT · Highams Park

    0.2 miles

  • Walthamstow Stadium

    BCT · Highams Park

    0.2 miles

  • Rowden Road

    BCT · Highams Park

    0.2 miles

  • Walthamstow Stadium

    BCT · Highams Park

    0.2 miles

  • Higham Station Avenue

    BCT · Highams Park

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 008E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,428 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
0
Medium risk addresses
1
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

161 open schools are in scope, including 98 primary and 24 secondary schools. South Chingford Foundation School is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,942 published events cover 12 months, averaging 411.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,303 events.

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