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E4 postcode area · Waltham Forest

The E4 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Enfield, Epping Forest, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest. Area Scores range from 8 to 84 across them. Every full E4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the E4 district: Tower Hill & Wapping South scores 84 out of 100 (#1,061 of 6,856 nationally) while Brimsdown & Ponders End sits at 8 — neighbours on the map, 76 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £375,000 in Brimsdown & Ponders End to £665,000 in Highams Park East — a 1.8× gap within the E4 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Enfield, Epping Forest, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£49,952a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime78per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied59%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the E4 district

£540,000median home sold over the past year · +21.9% over 5 years · +2.9% over the year · 633 sales
Detached£900,000
Semi-detached£638,750
Terraced£554,250
Flat£335,000
Waltham Forest£541,565
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Tower Hill & Wapping SouthTower Hamlets 1,06184 £594,000
Highams Park EastWaltham Forest 1,97271 £665,000
Chingford Green EastWaltham Forest 2,26067 £576,250
Chingford Green WestWaltham Forest 3,36451 £560,000
Chingford MountWaltham Forest 3,43250 £537,500
LarkswoodWaltham Forest 3,69346 £545,500
Highams Park WestWaltham Forest 3,85744 £540,000
South ChingfordWaltham Forest 4,45435 £480,000
Friday HillWaltham Forest 4,46835 £475,350
Waltham Abbey West & OuterEpping Forest 4,69432 £420,000
Higham HillWaltham Forest 5,10526 £525,000
Brimsdown & Ponders EndEnfield 6,2918 £375,000

People living in E4 Census 2021

Residents101,359
Median age (est.)38
Density1,735per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above37%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 26%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 20%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 15%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 15%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 13%Black: 13%Mixed: 6%Other: 6%
White 61%Asian 13%Black 13%Mixed 6%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 27% · Muslim 16%

Born outside the UK: 30%

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.

Towns & places in E4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the E4 district.

Brimsdown Chingford Green Highams Park Waltham Abbey

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around E4.

E17 N9 E18 N18 IG8 IG9 N17 E10

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.