E4 8RU

Valley · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Valley
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Postcode district
E4
Postcode sector
E4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E4 8QF 65 m
E4 8GP 112 m
E4 8RP 116 m
E4 8QE 124 m
E4 8YY 189 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E4 8RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E4
Postcode sector
E4 8
Latitude
51.609395
Longitude
-0.030119
British National Grid easting
536,500
British National Grid northing
191,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Waltham Forest · E09000031
Electoral ward
Valley · E05013901
Parish or community
E43000221
Output area
E00022395
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 006E · E01004456
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 006 · E02000900

Postcode source versions

Explore E4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
180
Primary
107
Secondary
26
  1. Salisbury Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    446 m
  2. Burnside Secondary PRU

    Pupil referral unit

    484 m
  3. Chase Lane Primary School

    Community school

    813 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,894
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 929
  • Vehicle crime 507
  • Anti social behaviour 507
  • Shoplifting 488
  • Other theft 365

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.

GP practices

64

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MICROFACULTY

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

    ODS code F86638

    893 m

  • CHINGFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    109 YORK ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8LF

    ODS code Y01291

    912 m

  • CHURCHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CHURCHILL TERRACE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8DG

    ODS code F86627

    1.3 km

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86005

    1.4 km

  • HIGHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86679

    1.6 km

  • CLAREMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 CLAREMONT ROAD, LONDON, E17 5RJ

    ODS code F86708

    1.7 km

  • SINNOTT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y01839

    1.9 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HANDSWORTH AVENUE, HIGHAMS PARK, LONDON, E4 9PD

    ODS code F86004

    2.2 km

  • DR SHANTIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86626

    2.2 km

  • THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86616

    2.3 km

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    2.4 km

  • ANGEL SURGERY

    SILVERPOINT, 88-90 PROWSE COURT, 72 FORE STREET, LONDON, N18 2FF

    ODS code Y00057

    2.4 km

  • DR ME SILVER'S PRACTICE

    234 FORE STREET, EDMONTON, LONDON, N18 2LY

    ODS code F85666

    2.4 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86078

    2.5 km

  • CHALFONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F85682

    2.6 km

  • EVERGREEN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    1 SMYTHE CLOSE, LONDON, N9 0TW

    ODS code Y03402

    2.6 km

  • RAINBOW PRACTICE

    1 SMYTHE CLOSE, EDMONTON, LONDON, N9 0TW

    ODS code F85039

    2.6 km

  • TOTTENHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    759 HIGH ROAD, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N17 8AH

    ODS code F85615

    2.7 km

  • LARKSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 LARKSHALL ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7HS

    ODS code F86664

    3.0 km

  • SOMERSET GARDENS FAMILY HEALTH CENTRE

    4 CREIGHTON ROAD, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N17 8NW

    ODS code F85030

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 64 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Hall Lane South Chingford

    BCT · South Chingford

    0.1 miles
  • Cork Tree Retail Park

    BCT · South Chingford

    0.2 miles
  • Chingford Hall Estate

    BCT · South Chingford

    0.2 miles
  • Rowan Avenue

    BCT · South Chingford

    0.2 miles
  • Cork Tree Retail Park

    BCT · South Chingford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 006E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,358 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

180 open schools are in scope, including 107 primary and 26 secondary schools. Salisbury Manor 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

3,894 published events cover 12 months, averaging 324.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 929 events.

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