Area Information for Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4LF

Sturge Avenue in Waltham Forest is in the London region of England. The postcode is within the Chapel End ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Walthamstow. This page combines information for the address Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4LF, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of E17 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for E17 4LF.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Waltham Forest
Ward Chapel End
Constituency Walthamstow * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region London
Country England

Housing Summary

There has been a total of 57 property sales in Sturge Avenue, E17 4LF since the beginning of 1995.

You can view those sale prices and dates, as well as details of the types of housing and level of occupancy in this area on the Housing tab, simply click here

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is terraced houses, with the most common tenure being social rental housing. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Chapel End), and the Metropolitan Police Service force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed in February 2025, when 135 crimes were reported within half a mile of E17 4LF.

Nearby Services

StreetCheck lists many nearby services, for instance railway stations, GPs and schools. Here is just a selection...

More details and a full list are available on the Nearby tab

Broadband Summary

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. That generally means support for 1,000Mbps or more, giving blazing fast speeds. More details are available on the Broadband tab.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4LF is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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House Prices

We have found 57 property sales in Sturge Avenue since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This

The area containing Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London consists predominantly of terraced housing, which is common in suburban and inner-city areas. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 10
Semi-Detached 26
Terraced 123
Flat (Purpose-Built) 31
Flat (Converted) 4
Total 194
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 51% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just under 17.5%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 22
Owned with Mortgage 49
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 90
Rented: Other Social 11
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 23
Rented: Other 1
Rent Free 1
Total 197

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 36
Two People 42
Three People 39
Four People 41
Five People 19
Six People 9
Seven People 6
8+ People 1
Total 193

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 36
Family Household 137
Other Household 25
Total 198

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 77
Deprived In One Dimension 68
Deprived In Two Dimensions 38
Deprived In Three Dimensions 13
Deprived In Four Dimensions 1
Total 197

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Walthamstow constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 46% male.

Gender
Male 277
Female 331
Total 608

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

The area around E17 4LF has a very large concentration of children that are under 15 (at 28% of the resident population). This is commonly seen in suburban neighbourhoods, and sometimes in areas of high social housing.

Age Groups
0-4 56
5-9 71
10-14 45
15-19 63
20-24 40
25-29 24
30-34 46
35-39 51
40-44 59
45-49 42
50-54 40
55-59 27
60-64 22
65-69 5
70-74 7
75-79 5
80-84 4
85+ 4
Total 611

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode E17 4LF does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 237
Married 134
Separated 12
Divorced 30
Widowed 14
Total 427

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 297
Good 209
Fair 73
Bad 25
Very Bad 4
Total 608

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 150
Apprenticeship 11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 62
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 55
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 45
No GCSEs or Equivalent 87
Other 17
Total 427

Ethnic Group Embed This

Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 37% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 227
Mixed Ethnicity 52
Indian 9
Pakistani 73
Bangladeshi 9
Chinese 1
Other Asian 7
Black African 81
Black Caribbean 50
Other Black/African/Caribbean 37
Arab 18
Other 42
Total 606

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 402
European Union 57
Rest of Europe 30
Africa 53
Middle East and Asia 52
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 13
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1
British Overseas Territories 3
Total 611

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 402
10+ Years 178
5-10 Years 16
2-5 Years 5
Less Than 2 Years 7
Total 608

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to E17 4LF.

Passport(s) Held
None 45
United Kingdom 482
Republic of Ireland 4
European Union 52
Rest of Europe 6
African Countries 10
Middle East or Asia 6
North America or Caribbean 4
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1
British Overseas Territories 0

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 159
Christian 226
Buddhist 2
Hindu 11
Jewish 1
Muslim 157
Sikh 0
Other Religion 11
Not Stated 42
Total 609

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Chapel End ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of student residents - 16% of the resident population. On average, around 8% of census respondents were students. Male residents were slightly less likely than women to be students. The figures for students include both working and full-time studying students.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 135
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 64
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 42
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 5
Unemployed 17
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 67
Retired 27
Looking After Home or Family 33
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 22
Other 15
Total 427

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 21
Professional Occupations 45
Associate Professional Occupations 36
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 25
Skilled Trades Occupations 22
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 25
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 23
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 20
Elementary Occupations 36
Total 253

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 37
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 75
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 44
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 46
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 25
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 40
Semi-Routine Occupation 41
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 56
Full-time Student 65
Total 429

Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4LF is within the Chapel End policing neighbourhood, under the Metropolitan Police Service force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In February 2025, 135 crimes were reported within half a mile of E17 4LF.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 135 crimes committed near Sturge Avenue
Neighbourhood Team Address Chapel End
Force Website: https://www.met.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to Waltham Forest. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for E17 4LF.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4LF. The nearest railway station is Wood Street, approximately 0.7 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Wood Street 0.7 miles
Walthamstow Central 0.9 miles
Highams Park 1.1 miles
Walthamstow Queen's Road 1.1 miles
St James Street (Walthamstow) 1.4 miles
Blackhorse Road 1.5 miles
Leyton Midland Road 1.8 miles
Northumberland Park (London) 1.9 miles
Meridian Water 2 miles
Lea Bridge 2.2 miles
Tottenham Hale 2.2 miles
Leytonstone High Road 2.3 miles
Bruce Grove 2.6 miles
White Hart Lane 2.7 miles
Chingford 2.8 miles
South Tottenham 2.8 miles
Seven Sisters 2.9 miles
Edmonton Green 3 miles
Silver Street 3 miles
Clapton 3.1 miles

Nearest Tube/DLR Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4LF. The nearest Overground station is Wood Street, approximately 0.7 miles away.

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4LF. The nearest is Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre, approximately 470 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre 470 yards June 2017
    
Chapel End Junior Academy 500 yards March 2015
    
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School 650 yards July 2016
    
The Woodside Primary Academy 660 yards July 2016
    
Thorpe Hall Primary School 750 yards June 2017
    
Emmanuel Community School 0.5 miles April 2024
    
The Winns Primary School 0.6 miles March 2017
    
Walthamstow Primary Academy 0.7 miles July 2018
    
Greenleaf Primary School 0.7 miles July 2022
    
Selwyn Primary School 0.8 miles May 2022
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4LF. The nearest is Frederick Bremer School, approximately 520 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Frederick Bremer School 520 yards December 2015
    
Holy Family Catholic School 670 yards March 2023
    
Walthamstow School for Girls 0.7 miles June 2018
    
South Chingford Foundation School 0.7 miles April 2016
    
Walthamstow Academy 0.7 miles September 2017
    
Highams Park School 1.1 miles May 2024
    
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest 1.4 miles April 2017
    
Willowfield School 1.4 miles June 2016
    
Woodford County High School 1.5 miles November 2022
    
Leytonstone School 1.5 miles June 2016
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4LF. The nearest is The Forest Surgery, approximately 400 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4LF. The nearest is MR KHALILIBEGLOO'S PRACTICE, approximately 720 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Name Approximate Distance*
MR KHALILIBEGLOO'S PRACTICE 720 yards
MISS MORADI 0.5 miles
DR S K MALIK 0.7 miles
123 Hoe Street 0.7 miles
Mr F AMINI 0.7 miles
Oak Hill Dental Practice 0.9 miles
ELM HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY 0.9 miles
Inspire Dental 1 mile
AD Dental Practice 1.2 miles
The Dental Design Studio 1.2 miles

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4LF. The nearest is Whipps Cross Hospital, approximately 1.2 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Sturge Avenue, Waltham Forest, London, E17 4LF. The nearest is F & YM HYBEL, approximately 0.6 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in E17 4LF

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

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Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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