Whipps Cross

Waltham Forest · London · population 9,595 · 5 LSOAs

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

41Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,015 of 6,856 in England
  • #484 of 1,002 in London
  • #11 of 28 in Waltham Forest
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,640
Median age (est.)36
Density9,120per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above44%
No car or van38%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 35%45–64 21%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 13%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 11%Other: 23%
One person 23%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 11%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 40%Asian: 36%Black: 13%Mixed: 5%Other: 6%
White 40%Asian 36%Black 13%Mixed 5%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Muslim 36% · Christian 32% · No religion 22%

Born outside the UK: 41%

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

Whipps Cross is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,015 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 28 in Waltham Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (59) and lowest on Living environment (12). Typical homes here sold for about £633,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 73 sales), 17% above the wider Waltham Forest median of £541,565. Typical household take-home income is around £51,505 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 91 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 35 · #4,474
Employment 45 · #3,741
Education 59 · #2,809
Health 59 · #2,788
Crime 45 · #3,775
Housing & access 32 · #4,659
Living environment 12 · #6,044

House prices ?

£633,000median (12m) · +1.7% yr · n=73
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£633,00073+1.7%+2.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£862,0006+28.7%
Terraced£737,75044-1.7%+10.9%
Flat£385,00023+5.5%+7.7%
This area£633,000
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)£51,505±£7,382 · #835 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,739
Price-to-income ?12.3×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 ?

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

Recorded crime ?

91 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 873 offences
Waltham Forest83
London102
England83

Rank #4,592 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences322
Theft175
Burglary38
Vehicle crime102
Criminal damage & arson60
Public order & weapons84
Drugs48
Robbery30
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 185 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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