E4 8HW
The median sold price for the postcode E4 8HW is around £322,500, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 340 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around E4 8HW (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £200,000 – £600,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across E4 8, last 24 months.
- Terraced£520,000(164 sales)
- Flat£251,000(58 sales)
- Semi-detached£563,087(54 sales)
- Detached£605,000(6 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
E4 8HW median £322,500 (12 months) vs the wider district £525,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 2.5× the typical Waltham Forest neighbourhood
- Crime: 3.1× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Waltham Forest and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 98.7% of premises in E4 8HW, compared with 93.6% across Waltham Forest and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 85.8% of premises across Waltham Forest (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Waltham Forest | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 85.8% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 98.7% | 93.6% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 98.7% | 98.4% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.04% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 67% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Waltham Forest: more deprived than 59% of its 146 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income3of 10
- Employment4of 10
- Crime3of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (46%). Average Band D in Waltham Forest is £2,386.96 for 2026/27.
That is in line with the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 810 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A1%
- Band B15%
- Band C35%
- Band D46%
- Band E5%
- Band F0%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Chase Lane Primary School0.1 miles (150 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, December 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Chase Lane Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Lime Academy Larkswood0.5 miles (750 m)Ofsted, July 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Lime Academy Larkswood (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Salisbury Manor Primary School0.6 miles (940 m)Ofsted, September 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Salisbury Manor Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- South Chingford Foundation School0.9 miles (1.5 km)Ofsted report card, January 2026
- Inclusion Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
- Achievement Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention
- Leadership and governance Needs attention
- Safeguarding Met
- Chingford Foundation School1.1 miles (1.8 km)Ofsted, October 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Chingford Foundation School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Walthamstow Academy1.2 miles (1.9 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Walthamstow Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to E4 8HW is Highams Park Rail Station, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) away in a straight line. There are 17 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.1 miles (1.8 km)Highams Park Rail Station
- 1.3 miles (2.1 km)Meridian Water Rail Station
- 1.7 miles (2.7 km)Northumberland Park Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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