Chingford Mount

Waltham Forest · London · population 8,782 · 5 LSOAs

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

50Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,432 of 6,856 in England
  • #384 of 1,002 in London
  • #4 of 28 in Waltham Forest
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,806
Median age (est.)40
Density7,321per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above33%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 12%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 12%Other: 19%
One person 25%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 12%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 60%Asian: 14%Black: 13%Mixed: 6%Other: 7%
White 60%Asian 14%Black 13%Mixed 6%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 22% · Muslim 16%

Born outside the UK: 32%

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 Mount sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,432 of 6,856 in England, and #4 of 28 in Waltham Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (67) and lowest on Living environment (18). Typical homes here sold for about £537,500 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 75 sales), in line with the wider Waltham Forest median of £541,565. Typical household take-home income is around £45,948 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 75 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 41 · #4,043
Employment 53 · #3,220
Education 45 · #3,768
Health 67 · #2,253
Crime 40 · #4,097
Housing & access 65 · #2,425
Living environment 18 · #5,585

House prices ?

£537,500median (12m) · +0.5% yr · n=75
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£537,50075+0.5%+16.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£567,50026-4.9%+18.2%
Terraced£527,75038-1.4%+14.7%
Flat£322,50011-3.0%+4.0%
This area£537,500
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)£45,948±£6,553 · #1,862 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,835
Price-to-income ?11.7×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 ?

75 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 655 offences
Waltham Forest83
London102
England83

Rank #3,803 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences219
Theft122
Burglary42
Vehicle crime77
Criminal damage & arson84
Public order & weapons57
Drugs28
Robbery13
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 221 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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