United Kingdom · London · Local Authority
Waltham Forest
Local Authority · London, England · population ~277k · 78 state-funded schools
Affordable for London, but with a significant council tax bill. Waltham Forest's median house price is 11.5 times median annual pay, a multiple that is lower than 88% of England authorities, and its median monthly rent takes 44.9% of gross median earnings, which is below the London average. However, Band D council tax is high, ranking 28 of 33 in the region, and deprivation is also above the London median. Recorded crime is below the London average, and school quality is strong, with 98.1% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places. This suits those prioritising London proximity and school quality over lower local taxes.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Waltham Forest ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£46,842/yr
Very high
Better than 89% of UK LAs
House price
£538,010
Very expensive
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,753/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,387/yr
Cheap
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Crime
81.1/1k
High
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Deprivation
25.2
High
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Schools
97.4%
Very strong
Better than 83% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
78 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
75 of 77 (97.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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78 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 78 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.