N17 9NH

St James · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow
Postcode district
N17
Postcode sector
N17 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N17 9BS 103 m
N17 9DF 160 m
N17 9BP 195 m
N17 9NG 216 m
N17 9DW 219 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N17 9NH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N17
Postcode sector
N17 9
Latitude
51.586453
Longitude
-0.052563
British National Grid easting
535,014
British National Grid northing
189,307

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Waltham Forest · E09000031
Electoral ward
St James · E05013899
Parish or community
E43000221
Westminster constituency
Walthamstow · E14001563
Output area
E00022115
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 014A · E01004391
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 014 · E02000908

Postcode source versions

Explore N17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
254
Primary
147
Secondary
35
  1. Ferry Lane Primary School

    Community school

    377 m
  2. Harris Academy Tottenham

    Free schools

    758 m
  3. Willowfield School

    Community school

    890 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,176
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,161
  • Anti social behaviour 1,067
  • Shoplifting 901
  • Vehicle crime 646
  • Other theft 644

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
N17 9 residents
17,929

Age bands in N17 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

3,229 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.6%

2,988 residents

Age 25 to 44
35%

6,310 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.7%

4,106 residents

Age 65 and over
7.9%

1,418 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider N17 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

96

within 5 km

  • WELBOURNE GP SURGERY, WELBOURNE H C

    UNIT 1, WALTER TULL HOUSE, MONUMENT WAY, LONDON, N17 9QX

    ODS code F85628

    915 m

  • WELBOURNE MED PRAC, WELBOURNE H C

    UNIT 1, WALTER TULL HOUSE, MONUMENT WAY, LONDON, N17 9QX

    ODS code Y05330

    915 m

  • TYNEMOUTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TYNEMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, N15 4RH

    ODS code F85013

    1.1 km

  • SINNOTT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y01839

    1.3 km

  • BRUCE GROVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CTR

    463 HIGH ROAD, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N17 6QB

    ODS code F85028

    1.4 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE LIMITED

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

    ODS code F86058

    1.4 km

  • THE FIRS

    26 STEPHENSON ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 7JT

    ODS code F86001

    1.4 km

  • CHARLTON HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    581 HIGH ROAD, LONDON, N17 6SB

    ODS code F85017

    1.5 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

    1.6 km

  • FERNLEA SURGERY

    114 HIGH ROAD, SOUTH TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N15 6JR

    ODS code F85071

    1.7 km

  • JS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    107 PHILIP LANE, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N15 4JR

    ODS code F85705

    1.8 km

  • LAWRENCE HOUSE SURGERY

    107 PHILIP LANE, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N15 4JR

    ODS code F85007

    1.8 km

  • DR SHANTIR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86626

    1.9 km

  • STAMFORD HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    2 EGERTON ROAD, STAMFORD HILL, LONDON, N16 6UA

    ODS code F84013

    1.9 km

  • GROVE ROAD SURGERY

    1 GROVE ROAD, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N15 5HJ

    ODS code F85623

    2.1 km

  • HEALY MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 UPPER CLAPTON ROAD, LONDON, E5 9DH

    ODS code F84720

    2.2 km

  • TOTTENHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    759 HIGH ROAD, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N17 8AH

    ODS code F85615

    2.3 km

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86005

    2.3 km

  • QUEENS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 QUEENS ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 8PX

    ODS code F86030

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 96 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Walthamstow Wetlands / Ferry Boat Inn

    BCT · Tottenham Hale

    0.0 miles
  • Walthamstow Wetlands / Ferry Boat Inn

    BCT · Tottenham Hale

    0.1 miles
  • Bream Close

    BCT · Tottenham Hale

    0.1 miles
  • Ferry Lane

    BCT · Tottenham Hale

    0.2 miles
  • Mill Mead Road

    BCT · Tottenham Hale

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 014A, 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

13,292 of 33,755

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

254 open schools are in scope, including 147 primary and 35 secondary schools. Ferry Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 377 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,176 published events cover 12 months, averaging 681.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,161 events.

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