Neighbourhood · Waltham Forest · London
Chingford Green East
Waltham Forest 002 · 5 sub-areas · 9,288 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (82/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (62/100)Liveability 47/100 · Below medianCommuter neighbourhood
Chingford Green East is a commuter neighbourhood within Waltham Forest — train into London runs in around 8 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
47/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Chingford Green East?
A snapshot of Chingford Green East
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 19 restaurants and 1 pubs in five minutes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Chingford Green East in Waltham Forest
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Chingford Green East?
- The median monthly rent across Chingford Green East is £1,753.
- How safe is Chingford Green East?
- Chingford Green East 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 Chingford Green East?
- 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 8 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Chingford Green East?
- There are 12 schools within 2 km of Chingford Green East, of which 42% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1436 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Chingford Green East?
- The most common council tax band in Chingford Green East is E, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,697. Council tax is set by Waltham Forest council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Chingford Green East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Chingford Green East to central London is approximately 8 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 Chingford Green East?
- 100% of premises in Chingford Green East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Chingford Green East?
- Chingford Green East sits in IMD decile 7 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 Chingford Green East?
- 72% of households in Chingford Green East 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 Chingford Green East?
- The average property price across Waltham Forest (the local authority covering Chingford Green East) 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 Chingford Green East 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 Chingford Green East?
- Chingford Green East contains 5 local areas: Waltham Forest 002C, Waltham Forest 002D, Waltham Forest 002B, Waltham Forest 002A, Waltham Forest 002E.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Chingford Green East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Chingford Green East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Chingford Green East 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 Chingford Green East a safe place to live?
- Chingford Green East has a safety score of 79/100. 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 Chingford Green East?
- 42% of schools within 2 km of Chingford Green East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Chingford Green East?
- Public-transport commute time from Chingford Green East to central London is approximately 8 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Chingford Green East different from the rest of Waltham Forest?
- Chingford Green East contains 5 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 Chingford Green East rank in Waltham Forest?
- Chingford Green East scores 47/100 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.
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