Walthamstow Central

Waltham Forest · London · population 11,168 · 6 LSOAs

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

41Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,063 of 6,856 in England
  • #491 of 1,002 in London
  • #13 of 28 in Waltham Forest
  • Around the England average
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents11,429
Median age (est.)35
Density14,452per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above52%
No car or van53%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 42%45–64 22%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 39%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 14%Private rent 39%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 12%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 12%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 55%Asian: 25%Black: 10%Mixed: 6%Other: 5%
White 55%Asian 25%Black 10%Mixed 6%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 33% · No religion 32% · Muslim 26%

Born outside the UK: 42%

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

Walthamstow Central is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,063 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 28 in Waltham Forest. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (69) but weak on Living environment (12). Typical homes here sold for about £635,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 125 sales), 17% above the wider Waltham Forest median of £541,565. Typical household take-home income is around £49,281 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 82 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 31 · #4,742
Employment 48 · #3,597
Education 69 · #2,096
Health 55 · #3,076
Crime 34 · #4,502
Housing & access 35 · #4,433
Living environment 12 · #6,058

House prices ?

£635,000median (12m) · +11.7% yr · n=125
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£635,000125+11.7%+0.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£750,0009-14.8%
Terraced£840,00057+1.4%+1.7%
Flat£500,00059+20.5%+8.2%
This area£635,000
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)£49,281±£7,164 · #1,190 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,300
Price-to-income ?12.9×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 ?

7Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

82 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 915 offences
Waltham Forest83
London102
England83

Rank #4,160 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences264
Theft240
Burglary66
Vehicle crime111
Criminal damage & arson52
Public order & weapons75
Drugs59
Robbery34
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 324 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.