Higham Hill

Waltham Forest · London · population 10,152 · 5 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,105 of 6,856 in England
  • #732 of 1,002 in London
  • #25 of 28 in Waltham Forest
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,273
Median age (est.)34
Density5,225per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above39%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 13%25–44 35%45–64 23%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 35%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 20%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 19%Other: 19%
One person 20%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 19%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 47%Asian: 21%Black: 18%Mixed: 7%Other: 7%
White 47%Asian 21%Black 18%Mixed 7%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · No religion 26% · Muslim 25%

Born outside the UK: 38%

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

Higham Hill is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,105 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 28 in Waltham Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (41) and lowest on Income (12). Typical homes here sold for about £525,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 72 sales), in line with the wider Waltham Forest median of £541,565. Typical household take-home income is around £48,419 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 60 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 12 · #6,024
Employment 23 · #5,290
Education 41 · #4,022
Health 37 · #4,289
Crime 34 · #4,516
Housing & access 33 · #4,611
Living environment 40 · #4,084

House prices ?

£525,000median (12m) · +5.0% yr · n=72
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£525,00072+5.0%+10.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Terraced£594,50046+3.4%+21.3%
Flat£408,00021+15.1%+27.5%
This area£525,000
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)£48,419±£7,006 · #1,375 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,474
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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

60 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 611 offences
Waltham Forest83
London102
England83

Rank #2,876 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences224
Theft104
Burglary36
Vehicle crime77
Criminal damage & arson59
Public order & weapons44
Drugs45
Robbery15
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 197 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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