Leytonstone East

Waltham Forest · London · population 9,128 · 5 LSOAs

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

32Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,653 of 6,856 in England
  • #617 of 1,002 in London
  • #20 of 28 in Waltham Forest
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,324
Median age (est.)35
Density11,203per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above47%
No car or van50%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 40%45–64 23%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 26%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 14%Other: 21%
One person 27%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 14%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 15% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional15%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 22%Black: 14%Mixed: 6%Other: 6%
White 52%Asian 22%Black 14%Mixed 6%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 37% · No religion 28% · Muslim 24%

Born outside the UK: 44%

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

Leytonstone East is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,653 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 28 in Waltham Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (59) and lowest on Living environment (15). Typical homes here, about £620,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 44% in five years (from 72 sales), 14% above the wider Waltham Forest median of £541,565. Typical household take-home income is around £50,909 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 203 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 27 · #4,989
Employment 38 · #4,248
Education 59 · #2,815
Health 43 · #3,905
Crime 28 · #4,954
Housing & access 28 · #4,941
Living environment 15 · #5,811

House prices ?

£620,000median (12m) · +25.8% yr · n=72
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£620,00072+25.8%+44.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Terraced£805,00039+2.9%+10.6%
Flat£380,25030+11.3%+1.4%
This area£620,000
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)£50,909±£7,215 · #912 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,900
Price-to-income ?12.2×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 ?

6Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

203 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,855 offences
Waltham Forest83
London102
England83

Rank #6,187 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences338
Theft947
Burglary92
Vehicle crime129
Criminal damage & arson92
Public order & weapons106
Drugs67
Robbery75
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 396 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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