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E4 8LF

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 8LD 38 m
E4 8HR 60 m
E4 8HW 60 m
E4 8LB 77 m
E4 8HP 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E4 8LF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E4
Postcode sector
E4 8
Latitude
51.616084
Longitude
-0.022520
British National Grid easting
537,006
British National Grid northing
192,658

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
E00022387
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 005E · E01004452
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 005 · E02000899

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
151
Primary
92
Secondary
21

  1. Chase Lane Primary School

    Community school

    106 m

  2. Lime Academy Larkswood

    Academy converter

    758 m

  3. Burnside Secondary PRU

    Pupil referral unit

    827 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,238
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 811
  • Anti social behaviour 447
  • Vehicle crime 440
  • Shoplifting 318
  • Other theft 282

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

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+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

58

within 5 km

  • CHINGFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    109 YORK ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8LF

    ODS code Y01291

    0 m

  • CHURCHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CHURCHILL TERRACE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8DG

    ODS code F86627

    370 m

  • THE MICROFACULTY

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

    ODS code F86638

    501 m

  • THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86616

    1.6 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86078

    1.6 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HANDSWORTH AVENUE, HIGHAMS PARK, LONDON, E4 9PD

    ODS code F86004

    1.9 km

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86005

    2.1 km

  • LARKSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 LARKSHALL ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7HS

    ODS code F86664

    2.1 km

  • KINGS HEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86700

    2.3 km

  • HIGHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86679

    2.5 km

  • CLAREMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 CLAREMONT ROAD, LONDON, E17 5RJ

    ODS code F86708

    2.5 km

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    2.7 km

  • CHALFONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F85682

    2.7 km

  • EVERGREEN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    1 SMYTHE CLOSE, LONDON, N9 0TW

    ODS code Y03402

    2.7 km

  • RAINBOW PRACTICE

    1 SMYTHE CLOSE, EDMONTON, LONDON, N9 0TW

    ODS code F85039

    2.7 km

  • SINNOTT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y01839

    2.7 km

  • DR ME SILVER'S PRACTICE

    234 FORE STREET, EDMONTON, LONDON, N18 2LY

    ODS code F85666

    2.9 km

  • BOUNCES ROAD SURGERY LTD

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

    ODS code F85044

    2.9 km

  • BOUNDARY HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F85676

    2.9 km

  • MEDICUS HEALTH PARTNERS

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

    ODS code F85002

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 58 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

  • Chase Lane School

    BCT · Chingford Mount

    0.1 miles

  • Chase Lane School

    BCT · Chingford Mount

    0.1 miles

  • Chingford Mount

    BCT · Chingford Mount

    0.2 miles

  • Hall Lane / Waltham Way

    BCT · South Chingford

    0.2 miles

  • Chingford Mount

    BCT · Chingford Mount

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 005E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,102 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

151 open schools are in scope, including 92 primary and 21 secondary schools. Chase Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 106 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,238 published events cover 12 months, averaging 269.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 811 events.

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