Blackhorse Road
Waltham Forest 014 · 6 sub-areas · 14,531 residents
Blackhorse Road is a commuter neighbourhood within Waltham Forest — train into London runs in around 6 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Blackhorse Road?
The area is unusually green for its density — 6 parks and 6 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 18 restaurants and 2 pubs in five minutes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,753 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Blackhorse Road in Waltham Forest
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Blackhorse Road?
- The median monthly rent across Blackhorse Road is £1,753.
- How safe is Blackhorse Road?
- Blackhorse Road has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Blackhorse Road?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 6 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Blackhorse Road?
- There are 30 schools within 2 km of Blackhorse Road, of which 20% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1344 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Blackhorse Road?
- The most common council tax band in Blackhorse Road is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,971. Council tax is set by Waltham Forest council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Blackhorse Road to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Blackhorse Road to central London is approximately 6 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Blackhorse Road?
- 100% of premises in Blackhorse Road are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Blackhorse Road?
- Blackhorse Road sits in IMD decile 5 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Blackhorse Road?
- 40% of households in Blackhorse Road are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Blackhorse Road?
- The average property price across Waltham Forest (the local authority covering Blackhorse Road) is approximately £525,119, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Blackhorse Road a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.32 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £37,971.)
- Which local areas are part of Blackhorse Road?
- Blackhorse Road contains 6 local areas: Waltham Forest 014B, Waltham Forest 014F, Waltham Forest 014D, Waltham Forest 014A, Waltham Forest 014G…
Frequently asked about Blackhorse Road
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Blackhorse Road?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Blackhorse Road is £1,753. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Blackhorse Road a safe place to live?
- Blackhorse Road has a safety score of 41/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Blackhorse Road?
- 20% of schools within 2 km of Blackhorse Road are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Blackhorse Road?
- Public-transport commute time from Blackhorse Road to central London is approximately 6 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Blackhorse Road different from the rest of Waltham Forest?
- Blackhorse Road contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Blackhorse Road rank in Waltham Forest?
- Blackhorse Road scores 32/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Waltham Forest, see the Cities table on the Waltham Forest page.