Leyton South

Waltham Forest · London · population 10,293 · 5 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,098 of 6,856 in England
  • #729 of 1,002 in London
  • #24 of 28 in Waltham Forest
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,302
Median age (est.)34
Density5,895per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above41%
No car or van53%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 40%45–64 22%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 30%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 16%Other: 21%
One person 29%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 16%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Elementary15%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 41%Asian: 25%Black: 21%Mixed: 6%Other: 7%
White 41%Asian 25%Black 21%Mixed 6%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · Muslim 28% · No religion 23%

Born outside the UK: 48%

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 South is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,098 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #24 of 28 in Waltham Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (47) and lowest on Income (18). Typical homes here sold for about £448,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 107 sales), 17% below the wider Waltham Forest median of £541,565. Typical household take-home income is around £48,005 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 115 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 18 · #5,592
Employment 29 · #4,879
Education 45 · #3,789
Health 47 · #3,604
Crime 22 · #5,366
Housing & access 19 · #5,530
Living environment 20 · #5,503

House prices ?

£448,500median (12m) · -8.5% yr · n=107
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£448,500107-8.5%+5.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Terraced£633,00039-0.7%+26.6%
Flat£395,00065-9.2%+17.9%
This area£448,500
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)£48,005±£6,864 · #1,445 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,430
Price-to-income ?9.3×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 ?

115 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,182 offences
Waltham Forest83
London102
England83

Rank #5,334 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences366
Theft301
Burglary61
Vehicle crime90
Criminal damage & arson75
Public order & weapons83
Drugs141
Robbery51
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 457 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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