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E4 9BU

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E4 9DW 26 m
E4 9BP 38 m
E4 9BS 43 m
E4 8LT 55 m
E4 9BZ 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E4 9BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E4
Postcode sector
E4 9
Latitude
51.612419
Longitude
-0.017422
British National Grid easting
537,370
British National Grid northing
192,260

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
E00022199
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 005C · E01004417
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 005 · E02000899

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
157
Primary
97
Secondary
21

  1. Ainslie Wood Primary School

    Community school

    459 m

  2. Chase Lane Primary School

    Community school

    560 m

  3. Burnside Secondary PRU

    Pupil referral unit

    580 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,055
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,046
  • Anti social behaviour 583
  • Vehicle crime 499
  • Shoplifting 392
  • Other theft 347

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

5 female, 8 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.3
E4 9 residents
19,533

Age bands in E4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

3,753 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

2,027 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.1%

5,905 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

5,192 residents

Age 65 and over
13.8%

2,712 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E4 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

64

within 5 km

  • THE MICROFACULTY

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

    ODS code F86638

    55 m

  • CHINGFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    109 YORK ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8LF

    ODS code Y01291

    539 m

  • CHURCHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CHURCHILL TERRACE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8DG

    ODS code F86627

    650 m

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HANDSWORTH AVENUE, HIGHAMS PARK, LONDON, E4 9PD

    ODS code F86004

    1.4 km

  • THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86616

    1.4 km

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86005

    1.8 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86078

    1.9 km

  • LARKSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 LARKSHALL ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7HS

    ODS code F86664

    2.1 km

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    2.1 km

  • CLAREMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    27 CLAREMONT ROAD, LONDON, E17 5RJ

    ODS code F86708

    2.3 km

  • HIGHAM HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86679

    2.3 km

  • SINNOTT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y01839

    2.5 km

  • DR SHANTIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86626

    2.6 km

  • KINGS HEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86700

    2.6 km

  • RYDAL

    375 HIGH ROAD, WOODFORD GREEN, IG8 9QJ

    ODS code F86012

    2.6 km

  • DR DHITAL PRACTICE

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86086

    2.9 km

  • WALTHAM FOREST COMM & FAM HTH SERV LTD

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86644

    2.9 km

  • QUEEN MARY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86658

    3.2 km

  • THE ELMHURST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86064

    3.2 km

  • CHALFONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F85682

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 64 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

  • Ainslie Wood Road

    BCT · Chingford Mount

    0.0 miles

  • Hampton Road (E4)

    BCT · Chingford Mount

    0.1 miles

  • Larkswood Road

    BCT · Chingford Mount

    0.1 miles

  • Leonard Road

    BCT · Highams Park

    0.2 miles

  • Leonard Road

    BCT · Highams Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 005C, 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

16,157 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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
8
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

157 open schools are in scope, including 97 primary and 21 secondary schools. Ainslie Wood Primary School is the nearest published school at 459 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,055 published events cover 12 months, averaging 337.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,046 events.

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