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Thinking of living at E17 7DE? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Grove Primary School | Primary | 150 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 44% met the expected standard |
| Stoneydown Park School | Primary | 350 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Coppermill Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 86% met the expected standard |
| South Grove Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 90% met the expected standard |
| Willowfield School | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 46.1 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kelmscott School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 43.7 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 63.5 · 31.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Walthamstow School for Girls | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 60 · 25.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lammas School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 36.3 · 3.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Big Creative Independent School | Independent | 1.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leaways School | Independent | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 7.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Lloyd Park | 1.5 km | 40 |
| Fitness | The Gym Group | 790 m | 25 |
| Yoga | Yonder The Studio | 920 m | 23 |
| Football | Low Hall Sports Pitch | 960 m | 21 |
| Swimming | Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre | 1.8 km | 18 |
| Pilates | Pause | 2.8 km | 13 |
| Bowls | Aveling Park Bowling Club | 1.5 km | 9 |
| Multi-sport | Cruyff Court Multi-Use Games Area | 1.8 km | 9 |
| Skateboard | Children's Skatepark | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Billiards | The Victoria | 2.8 km | 7 |
| Squash | Walthamstow Leisure Centre | 820 m | 6 |
| Running | Benchmark | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Cycling | Benchmark | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Walthamstow Cricket Tennis and Squash Club | 2.4 km | 6 |
| Basketball | Somerford Grove Ball Park | 2.9 km | 6 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 51. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is St James Street (London), a few minutes' walk (200 m), with 1.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Carisbrooke Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 14 minutes on weekdays (route W12); 174 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 28% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 11 km away as the crow flies.
56% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Mission Grove Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 46% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is South Grove Primary School (0.5 km), with 8 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Willowfield School, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 46.1 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest (1.5 km) and Harris Academy Tottenham (2.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Woodford County High School (4.3 km) and The Latymer School (5.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 150 m away; Well Pharmacy (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Firs (300 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Mozart Hairdressers is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Whipps Cross University Hospital, 2.2 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 69 restaurants and cafés and 6 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Moroccan Corner is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Untraditional Pub the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (57 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 199 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Homes are mostly flats (62%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 57% were built before 1919.
57 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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It's growing: about 584 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Stoneydown Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Dench Fitness (350 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond), 9.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 18.1 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 10 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 32 km.
Many neighbours rent: 38% of households rent privately and 20% socially.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.