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Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest is a London borough. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,387

Lower than 62% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

6th highest of the 33 councils in London.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£523k

Higher than 92% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 2.5% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£1,723

Higher than 93% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 1.4% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings11.5

Higher than 92% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home69

Higher than 35% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 8th lowest of the 33 councils in London.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van42.1%

Higher than 95% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station74.3%

Higher than 93% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket93.3%

Higher than 85% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

8th lowest of the 33 councils in London.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy98.8%

Higher than 93% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available86.6%

Higher than 74% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 33 councils in London.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths74%

Higher than 97% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 5th highest of the 33 councils in London.

Up 2 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score47.2

Higher than 64% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

4th lowest of the 33 councils in London.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,749

Higher than 93% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

8th highest of the 33 councils in London.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding96.3%

Lower than 68% of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents79.1

Higher than 62% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households7.6

Higher than 80% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

8th lowest of the 33 councils in London.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year26.3

Lower than 92% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 33 councils in London.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier89.2%

Lower than 70% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents2.3

Lower than 97% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 6th lowest of the 33 councils in London.

Up 18.2% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.2

Lower than 92% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

7th lowest of the 32 councils in London.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.4

Higher than 65% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women64.5 yrs

Higher than 79% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 3 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home30.6 ha

Higher than 59% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

6th lowest of the 33 councils in London.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean17.9 µg/m³

Higher than 96% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 29% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Waltham Forest shares a boundary with Enfield, Epping Forest, Hackney, Haringey, Newham and Redbridge. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Epping Forest£1,584
  2. Redbridge£1,681
  3. Waltham Forest£1,723
  4. Enfield£1,764
  5. Newham£1,993
  6. Haringey£2,034
  7. Hackney£2,489
Average house price, all homes
  1. Newham£403k
  2. Enfield£471k
  3. Redbridge£496k
  4. Waltham Forest£523k
  5. Epping Forest£537k
  6. Hackney£605k
  7. Haringey£634k
Council tax, band D
  1. Newham£1,944
  2. Hackney£2,060
  3. Enfield£2,268
  4. Epping Forest£2,277
  5. Redbridge£2,295
  6. Haringey£2,314
  7. Waltham Forest£2,387
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Epping Forest62.9
  2. Redbridge74.1
  3. Waltham Forest79.1
  4. Enfield84.7
  5. Newham103.5
  6. Haringey103.6
  7. Hackney116.7
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Hackney1,786
  2. Epping Forest2,329
  3. Haringey2,360
  4. Enfield2,402
  5. Waltham Forest2,749
  6. Newham2,904
  7. Redbridge3,105
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Epping Forest66%
  2. Enfield68%
  3. Haringey69%
  4. Hackney73%
  5. Redbridge73%
  6. Waltham Forest74%
  7. Newham76%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Epping Forest11.6 µg/m³
  2. Enfield15 µg/m³
  3. Redbridge16.6 µg/m³
  4. Waltham Forest17.9 µg/m³
  5. Haringey18 µg/m³
  6. Newham20.2 µg/m³
  7. Hackney22.2 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Epping Forest41.6%
  2. Redbridge70.9%
  3. Waltham Forest74.3%
  4. Enfield80.2%
  5. Haringey83.6%
  6. Newham87.8%
  7. Hackney97.7%

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