E17 postcode area guide — Waltham Forest

Where is E17?

Broadband & internet speeds in E17

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the E17 postcode district (Waltham Forest) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,451 postcodes Ofcom measures in E17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.3%.

Around 0% of premises in E17 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in E17

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Mobile signal around Waltham Forest

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Waltham Forest district (116,502 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in E17

Police recorded 978 incidents within about a mile of the centre of E17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in E17

Based on 889 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in E17 is £550,000, up 5.6% on the previous year (£521,000).

Latest recorded sales in E17

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Waltham Forest demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Waltham Forest district (278,424 residents, 102,901 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around E17

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in E17

772 rated food businesses operate in E17. 331 hold the top rating of 5, 180 are rated 4, and 100 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 1st Stepping Stones Nursery, 1st Stepping Stones Nursery at Peterhouse, Acorn Day Opportunies Ltd, Admiral, Afrobbean Kitchen.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in E17

From a sample of 343 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 E17 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 67% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Waltham Forest

Landlines around E17 typically use:

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What's it like living in E17?

Postcodes in E17

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.