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Thinking of living at IG8 9NF? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Hall Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Oakhill Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| Handsworth Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Selwyn Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 87% met the expected standard |
| Frederick Bremer School | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Highams Park School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 47.5 · 11.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| South Chingford Foundation School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 32.8 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holy Family Catholic School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodford County High School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 80.1 · 64.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Aubyn's School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Forest School | Independent | 1.8 km | 57.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Snaresbrook Prep School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Chingford School Of Tennis | 1.2 km | 27 |
| Football | Wadham Lodge Sports Ground | 860 m | 17 |
| Swimming | Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre | 1.3 km | 14 |
| Cricket | Cricket Ground | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Bowls | Halex Bowling Club | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Golf | Fairways Driving Range | 1.9 km | 9 |
| Yoga | Lotus Health And Fitness | 680 m | 6 |
| Multi-sport | Wadham Lodge Sports Ground | 860 m | 6 |
| Squash | Walthamstow Cricket Lawn Tennis And Squash Club | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Fitness | Outdoor Gym | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Rugby | Woodford Rugby Football Club | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Running | Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Athletics | Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Badminton | Sylvestrian Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Netball | Sylvestrian Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Walthamstow Skatepark | 1.8 km | 3 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 38. 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: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Highams Park, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 2.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Walthamstow Central.
The nearest bus stop is Wadham Road Hale End, 200 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 275, 675); 46 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 14 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Thorpe Hall Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 80% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Selwyn Primary School (0.8 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Frederick Bremer School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 46.7 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Woodbridge High School (2.2 km) and Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest (3.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Woodford County High School (1.1 km) and Ilford County High School (5.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 850 m away, with SNS Local closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Handsworth Medical Practice (800 m), with Triplesave (Chemists) the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Glitz & Glam is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Whipps Cross University Hospital, 3.2 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 25 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Wadham Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and The Royal Oak the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 73 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 30% flats and 4% detached houses.
23 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 largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Kitchener Park, 850 m away; for exercise, Lotus Health And Fitness (700 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond), 12 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 35 km.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 43% 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.