Leyton North
Waltham Forest 023 · 5 sub-areas · 9,427 residents
Leyton North is a commuter neighbourhood within Waltham Forest — train into London runs in around 4 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 Leyton North?
2 parks and 5 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 24 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.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Leyton North in Waltham Forest
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Leyton North?
- The median monthly rent across Leyton North is £1,753.
- How safe is Leyton North?
- Leyton North 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 Leyton North?
- 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 4 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Leyton North?
- There are 31 schools within 2 km of Leyton North, of which 29% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1137 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Leyton North?
- The most common council tax band in Leyton North is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,990. Council tax is set by Waltham Forest council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Leyton North to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Leyton North to central London is approximately 4 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 Leyton North?
- 100% of premises in Leyton North are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Leyton North?
- Leyton North 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 Leyton North?
- 52% of households in Leyton North 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 Leyton North?
- The average property price across Waltham Forest (the local authority covering Leyton North) 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 Leyton North 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 Leyton North?
- Leyton North contains 5 local areas: Waltham Forest 023D, Waltham Forest 023B, Waltham Forest 023C, Waltham Forest 023A, Waltham Forest 023E.
Frequently asked about Leyton North
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Leyton North?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Leyton North 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 Leyton North a safe place to live?
- Leyton North has a safety score of 68/100. 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 Leyton North?
- 29% of schools within 2 km of Leyton North are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Leyton North?
- Public-transport commute time from Leyton North to central London is approximately 4 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Leyton North different from the rest of Waltham Forest?
- Leyton North 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 Leyton North rank in Waltham Forest?
- Leyton North scores 36/100 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.