Neighbourhood · Waltham Forest · London
Upper Walthamstow
Waltham Forest 015 · 5 sub-areas · 9,241 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (87/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (60/100)Liveability 38/100 · Below medianCommuter neighbourhood
Upper Walthamstow is a commuter neighbourhood within Waltham Forest — train into London runs in around 7 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. A high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Liveability
38/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Upper Walthamstow?
A snapshot of Upper Walthamstow
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 19 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Upper Walthamstow in Waltham Forest
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Upper Walthamstow?
- The median monthly rent across Upper Walthamstow is £1,753.
- How safe is Upper Walthamstow?
- Upper Walthamstow 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 Upper Walthamstow?
- 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 7 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Upper Walthamstow?
- There are 33 schools within 2 km of Upper Walthamstow, of which 22% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1770 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Upper Walthamstow?
- The most common council tax band in Upper Walthamstow is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,096. Council tax is set by Waltham Forest council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Upper Walthamstow to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Upper Walthamstow to central London is approximately 7 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 Upper Walthamstow?
- 100% of premises in Upper Walthamstow are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Upper Walthamstow?
- Upper Walthamstow 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 Upper Walthamstow?
- 66% of households in Upper Walthamstow 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 Upper Walthamstow?
- The average property price across Waltham Forest (the local authority covering Upper Walthamstow) 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 Upper Walthamstow 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 Upper Walthamstow?
- Upper Walthamstow contains 5 local areas: Waltham Forest 015D, Waltham Forest 015C, Waltham Forest 015B, Waltham Forest 015A, Waltham Forest 015E.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Upper Walthamstow
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Upper Walthamstow?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Upper Walthamstow 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 Upper Walthamstow a safe place to live?
- Upper Walthamstow has a safety score of 69/100. 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 Upper Walthamstow?
- 22% of schools within 2 km of Upper Walthamstow are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Upper Walthamstow?
- Public-transport commute time from Upper Walthamstow to central London is approximately 7 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Upper Walthamstow different from the rest of Waltham Forest?
- Upper Walthamstow 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 Upper Walthamstow rank in Waltham Forest?
- Upper Walthamstow scores 38/100 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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