Leyton North

Waltham Forest · London · population 9,432 · 5 LSOAs

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

40Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,091 of 6,856 in England
  • #495 of 1,002 in London
  • #14 of 28 in Waltham Forest
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,589
Median age (est.)34
Density14,122per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above49%
No car or van50%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 45%45–64 20%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 39%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 13%Private rent 39%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 20%
One person 24%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 55%Asian: 19%Black: 14%Mixed: 6%Other: 6%
White 55%Asian 19%Black 14%Mixed 6%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · No religion 31% · Muslim 20%

Born outside the UK: 46%

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 North is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,091 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 28 in Waltham Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (59) and lowest on Living environment (16). Typical homes here sold for about £515,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 146 sales), in line with the wider Waltham Forest median of £541,565. Typical household take-home income is around £51,694 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 67 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 30 · #4,810
Employment 51 · #3,357
Education 59 · #2,788
Health 51 · #3,384
Crime 39 · #4,200
Housing & access 30 · #4,762
Living environment 16 · #5,722

House prices ?

£515,000median (12m) · +5.1% yr · n=146
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£515,000146+5.1%+12.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£619,0005
Terraced£711,00050+19.0%+30.5%
Flat£450,00091+2.9%+3.4%
This area£515,000
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)£51,694±£7,339 · #824 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,009
Price-to-income ?10.0×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 ?

17Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

67 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 628 offences
Waltham Forest83
London102
England83

Rank #3,314 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences207
Theft123
Burglary44
Vehicle crime50
Criminal damage & arson59
Public order & weapons66
Drugs60
Robbery12
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 171 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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