Highams Park West
Waltham Forest 008 · 5 sub-areas · 9,667 residents
Highams Park West is a commuter neighbourhood within Waltham Forest — train into London runs in around 12 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Highams Park West?
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 18 restaurants and 0 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.
Highams Park West in Waltham Forest
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Highams Park West?
- The median monthly rent across Highams Park West is £1,753.
- How safe is Highams Park West?
- Highams Park West 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 Highams Park West?
- 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 12 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Highams Park West?
- There are 26 schools within 2 km of Highams Park West, of which 33% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 568 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Highams Park West?
- The most common council tax band in Highams Park West is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,262. Council tax is set by Waltham Forest council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Highams Park West to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Highams Park West to central London is approximately 12 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 Highams Park West?
- 100% of premises in Highams Park West are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Highams Park West?
- Highams Park West 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 Highams Park West?
- 48% of households in Highams Park West 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 Highams Park West?
- The average property price across Waltham Forest (the local authority covering Highams Park West) 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 Highams Park West 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 Highams Park West?
- Highams Park West contains 5 local areas: Waltham Forest 008E, Waltham Forest 008B, Waltham Forest 008C, Waltham Forest 008D, Waltham Forest 008A.
Frequently asked about Highams Park West
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Highams Park West?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Highams Park West 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 Highams Park West a safe place to live?
- Highams Park West has a safety score of 78/100. 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 Highams Park West?
- 33% of schools within 2 km of Highams Park West are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Highams Park West?
- Public-transport commute time from Highams Park West to central London is approximately 12 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Highams Park West different from the rest of Waltham Forest?
- Highams Park West 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 Highams Park West rank in Waltham Forest?
- Highams Park West scores 53/100 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.