Chingford Green West

Waltham Forest · London · population 8,375 · 5 LSOAs

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

51Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,364 of 6,856 in England
  • #372 of 1,002 in London
  • #3 of 28 in Waltham Forest
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,370
Median age (est.)43
Density3,818per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above31%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 12%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 22%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 13%Other: 19%
One person 29%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 13%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 10%Black: 12%Mixed: 6%Other: 6%
White 66%Asian 10%Black 12%Mixed 6%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 26% · Muslim 13%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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 West sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,364 of 6,856 in England, and #3 of 28 in Waltham Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (64) and lowest on Income (39). Typical homes here sold for about £560,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 80 sales), in line with the wider Waltham Forest median of £541,565. Typical household take-home income is around £45,785 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 63 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 39 · #4,207
Employment 42 · #3,960
Education 50 · #3,419
Health 64 · #2,500
Crime 56 · #3,001
Housing & access 41 · #4,022
Living environment 47 · #3,645

House prices ?

£560,000median (12m) · +10.3% yr · n=80
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£560,00080+10.3%+22.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£594,00035+6.5%+12.6%
Terraced£558,50030+8.4%+21.1%
Flat£260,00013+36.8%-7.9%
This area£560,000
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)£45,785±£6,533 · #1,899 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,017
Price-to-income ?12.2×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 ?

16Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

63 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 529 offences
Waltham Forest83
London102
England83

Rank #3,076 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences195
Theft39
Burglary28
Vehicle crime86
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons41
Drugs77
Robbery9
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 146 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 →

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