E4 8SW

Chapel End · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow
Postcode district
E4
Postcode sector
E4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E17 5DH 113 m
E4 8SL 134 m
E17 5AQ 139 m
E17 5FW 149 m
E17 5DJ 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E4 8SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E4
Postcode sector
E4 8
Latitude
51.601089
Longitude
-0.017482
British National Grid easting
537,400
British National Grid northing
191,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Waltham Forest · E09000031
Parish or community
E43000221
Westminster constituency
Walthamstow · E14001563
Output area
E00185696
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 009E · E01004403
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 009 · E02000903

Postcode source versions

Explore E4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
177
Primary
100
Secondary
26
  1. Chapel End Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    411 m
  2. Walthamstow Primary Academy

    Free schools

    427 m
  3. Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre

    Community school

    434 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,587
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,549
  • Anti social behaviour 851
  • Vehicle crime 702
  • Other theft 476
  • Drugs 372

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

70

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86005

    614 m

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    1.1 km

  • THE MICROFACULTY

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

    ODS code F86638

    1.3 km

  • CLAREMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 CLAREMONT ROAD, LONDON, E17 5RJ

    ODS code F86708

    1.3 km

  • HIGHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86679

    1.4 km

  • DR SHANTIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86626

    1.4 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HANDSWORTH AVENUE, HIGHAMS PARK, LONDON, E4 9PD

    ODS code F86004

    1.5 km

  • SINNOTT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y01839

    1.6 km

  • CHINGFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    109 YORK ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8LF

    ODS code Y01291

    1.7 km

  • DR DHITAL PRACTICE

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86086

    1.8 km

  • WALTHAM FOREST COMM & FAM HTH SERV LTD

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86644

    1.8 km

  • CHURCHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CHURCHILL TERRACE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8DG

    ODS code F86627

    1.9 km

  • ADDISON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    46 RAVENSWOOD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 9LY

    ODS code F86607

    2.1 km

  • THE BAILEY PRACTICE

    COMLEY BANK SITE, 46 RAVENSWOOD ROAD, LONDON, E17 9LY

    ODS code F86689

    2.1 km

  • QUEENS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 QUEENS ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 8PX

    ODS code F86030

    2.4 km

  • THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86616

    2.4 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    103-105 GROVE ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 9BU

    ODS code F86062

    2.5 km

  • THE ECCLESBOURNE PRACTICE

    ECCLESBOURNE, 1 WARWICK TERRACE, LEA BRIDGE ROAD, LEYTON, LONDON, E17 9DP

    ODS code F86018

    2.5 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE LIMITED

    THE FIRS MEDICAL CENTRE, 26 STEPHENSON ROAD, LONDON, E17 7JT

    ODS code F86058

    2.6 km

  • THE FIRS

    26 STEPHENSON ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 7JT

    ODS code F86001

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 70 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Crooked Billet / Walthamstow Avenue

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Waltham Park Way

    BCT · Highams Park

    0.0 miles
  • Waltham Park Way

    BCT · Highams Park

    0.0 miles
  • Crooked Billet / Walthamstow Avenue

    BCT · Higham Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Walthamstow Stadium

    BCT · Highams Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 009E, 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

11,831 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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

177 open schools are in scope, including 100 primary and 26 secondary schools. Chapel End Junior Academy is the nearest published school at 411 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,587 published events cover 12 months, averaging 465.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,549 events.

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