Waltham Forest: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£1,045,867

Semi-detached

£804,982

Terraced

£624,560

Flat or maisonette

£389,823

First-time buyers

£475,702

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  215,893 in 1991 → 279,737 in 2024 (+29.6%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £206,366 in 2005 → £529,102 in 2026 (+156.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £467 in 2008 → £747 in 2025 (+60.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  62.1% in 2004 → 73.7% in 2023 (+18.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.7% in 2001 → 6.8% in 2025 (+83.8%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,216 in 1997 → £28,981 in 2024 (+183.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Waltham Forest; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.1 t per person (2024) · 2nd lowest of 361
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access663.1 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 6th highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access100% (May 2024) · 9th highest of 318
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access7 min (2019) · 13th lowest of 326

Where it ranks worst

• Claimant count · Economy & work6.8% (2025) · 350th lowest of 361
• Job density · Economy & work0.53 jobs per resident (2024) · 336th highest of 350
• Housing affordability · Housing11.9× earnings (April 2025) · 298th lowest of 316
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.2 out of 10 (2022/23) · 338th highest of 363

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.4 years · England 80.0 · 53rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.5 years · England 83.8 · 44th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)64.4 years · England 60.9 · 22nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)64.5 years · England 61.3 · 26th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)309.0 per 100k · England 321.0 · 64th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.4% · England 10.4 · 16th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)59.4% · England 64.6 · 33rd lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)75.0% · England 68.3 · 5th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)47.2 score · England 46.0 · 50th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)2.0% · England 5.8 · 4th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)18.2% · England 19.8 · 74th lowest of 153