Leyton East
Waltham Forest · London · population 9,214 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,885 of 6,856 in England
- #460 of 1,002 in London
- #10 of 28 in Waltham Forest
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Elementary | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 37% · No religion 27% · Muslim 24%
Born outside the UK: 49%
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
Leyton East is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,885 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 28 in Waltham Forest. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (62) but weak on Living environment (4). Typical homes here, about £632,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 89 sales), 17% above the wider Waltham Forest median of £541,565. Typical household take-home income is around £51,446 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 56 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £632,500 | 89 | +2.0% | +25.2% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Terraced | £750,000 | 56 | +11.2% | +24.7% |
| Flat | £480,275 | 32 | +4.9% | +17.1% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #6,334 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,580 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 175 |
| Theft | 120 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 51 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 34 |
| Public order & weapons | 40 |
| Drugs | 50 |
| Robbery | 18 |
| Other | 6 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 155 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.
- WoodleyStockport43£303,750
- Marston Green & AirportSolihull43£275,000
- Lawnswood & Ireland WoodLeeds43£263,500
- Hazel Grove NorthStockport43£248,000
- Shrewsbury Harlescott & SundorneShropshire43£222,500
- EasthamWirral43£210,000