Leytonstone South West

Waltham Forest · London · population 11,057 · 6 LSOAs

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

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,352 of 6,856 in England
  • #789 of 1,002 in London
  • #26 of 28 in Waltham Forest
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,196
Median age (est.)34
Density13,331per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above39%
No car or van52%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 13%25–44 38%45–64 23%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 12%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 38%Private rent: 31%
Own outright 12%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 38%Private rent 31%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 18%Other: 21%
One person 26%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 18%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 16% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary16%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service7%
Administrative7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 44%Asian: 20%Black: 23%Mixed: 8%Other: 5%
White 44%Asian 20%Black 23%Mixed 8%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · Muslim 24% · No religion 23%

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

Leytonstone South West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,352 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 28 in Waltham Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (38) and lowest on Living environment (15). Typical homes here sold for about £535,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 83 sales), in line with the wider Waltham Forest median of £541,565. Typical household take-home income is around £44,918 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 66 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 15 · #5,839
Employment 26 · #5,057
Education 37 · #4,324
Health 38 · #4,241
Crime 32 · #4,659
Housing & access 20 · #5,503
Living environment 15 · #5,845

House prices ?

£535,000median (12m) · -3.3% yr · n=83
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£535,00083-3.3%+12.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£621,50053-7.2%+15.3%
Flat£353,00030+2.3%-3.3%
This area£535,000
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)£44,918±£6,374 · #2,100 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,700
Price-to-income ?11.9×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 ?

8Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

66 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 731 offences
Waltham Forest83
London102
England83

Rank #3,281 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences250
Theft192
Burglary32
Vehicle crime82
Criminal damage & arson51
Public order & weapons39
Drugs53
Robbery27
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 204 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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