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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtE17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:42 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:03 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,963 residentsin the Walthamstow Market & South Grove census areaMedian age 34.64,848 households39% of homes owner-occupied15% owned outright20% social rented, 38% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate74% of adults are economically active, 7,048 in work, 8% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 14% go by car, 35% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 72%6% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C610 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October25 days of air frost, 26 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 5 to 12°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 9 to 18°CMJune: 12 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 24°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 12 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHall Farm Curvehistoric site · 1.4 miCoppermill Towerhistoric site · 1.4 miWalthamstow Forestforest · 1.5 miReservoir Number 5reservoir · 1.2 miReservoir Number 4reservoir · 1.2 miDaisy Lakelake · 3.2 miCuthbert Lakelake · 3.2 miLincoln Islandisland · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWingfield Parkpark · under a mileLloyd Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haThomas Gamuel Parkpark · under a mileHackney Marshplaying field · 1.6 mi · 53 haMarkhouse Common Allotmentsallotments · under a mileLeyton Jubilee Parkplaying field · 1.2 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202037 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 19 · PM2.5 9.2 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,549 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 43 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhipps Cross Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryQueens Road Medical Centre49 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEclipse Pyramid Pharmacy53 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistChurch Hill Dental Surgeryright herePolice stationMetropolitan Police ServiceLondonunder a mileCash machineNatWest4 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi76 schools47 primary, 13 secondary, 2 all-through, 5 independent, 5 special, 2 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherSecondaryWalthamstow School for Girlsages 11-16, 895 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEmmanuel Community Schoolages 4-11, 82 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEdinburgh Primary Schoolages 4-11, 153 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWaltham Forest Collegeunder a mileUniversityQueen Mary University of London4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY6.3 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR20 miRailway stationWalthamstow Centralunder a mileUndergroundWalthamstow Central Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationPark View Road (N17)Tottenham Hale2.0 miFerryEast India Pier5.3 miBus stops164 within a mileCar parkWalthamstow Central Station Car Park (TfL)London2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingubitricity81 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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