Chingford Green East

Waltham Forest · London · population 9,326 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

67Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,260 of 6,856 in England
  • #237 of 1,002 in London
  • #2 of 28 in Waltham Forest
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents9,329
Median age (est.)42
Density3,315per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above40%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 10%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional16%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 7%Black: 7%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 76%Asian 7%Black 7%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 29% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 21%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Chingford Green East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,260 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 28 in Waltham Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (80) and lowest on Living environment (28). Typical homes here sold for about £576,250 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 128 sales), 6% above the wider Waltham Forest median of £541,565. Typical household take-home income is around £53,143 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 59 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 56 · #2,987
Employment 60 · #2,706
Education 80 · #1,396
Health 77 · #1,554
Crime 54 · #3,124
Housing & access 56 · #3,035
Living environment 28 · #4,941

House prices ?

£576,250median (12m) · +0.7% yr · n=128
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£576,250128+0.7%+9.8%
Detached£970,00011+50.4%
Semi-detached£790,00035+4.2%+18.8%
Terraced£620,00030+1.4%+18.6%
Flat£378,50052+10.7%+18.8%
This area£576,250
Waltham Forest£541,565
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£53,143±£7,488 · #649 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,302
Price-to-income ?10.8×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

18Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

59 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 554 offences
Waltham Forest83
London102
England83

Rank #2,822 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences192
Theft104
Burglary30
Vehicle crime88
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons49
Drugs43
Robbery8
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 184 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in Waltham Forest

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.