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On Vanguard Way, in Blackhorse Road
What it's like at E17 6BG: every home that has sold on Vanguard Way since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Sales and extensions on Vanguard Way; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 19 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 5, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat · company-owned | Jun 2023 | £126,000 | 71 m² | £1,775/m² | 1 |
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| 6, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat | Nov 2021 | £484,800 | 87 m² | £5,572/m² | 1 |
| 8, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat | Nov 2021 | £323,000 | 40 m² | £8,075/m² | 1 |
| 13, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat | Nov 2021 | £508,000 | 70 m² | £7,257/m² | 1 |
| 15, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat | Nov 2021 | £322,000 | 40 m² | £8,050/m² | 1 |
| 19, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat · company-owned | Oct 2025 | £515,000 | 70 m² | £7,357/m² | 1 |
| 20, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat | Dec 2021 | £490,560 | 87 m² | £5,639/m² | 1 |
| 22, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat | Nov 2021 | £325,000 | 40 m² | £8,125/m² | 1 |
| 26, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat | Feb 2025 | £350,000 | 39 m² | £8,974/m² | 2 |
| 31, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat | Nov 2021 | £322,000 | 39 m² | £8,256/m² | 1 |
| 33, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat · company-owned | Mar 2025 | £390,000 | 53 m² | £7,358/m² | 1 |
| 35, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat · company-owned | Oct 2022 | £222,500 | 73 m² | £3,048/m² | 1 |
| 36, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat | Dec 2021 | £320,980 | 39 m² | £8,230/m² | 1 |
| 39, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat · company-owned | Mar 2023 | £195,750 | 68 m² | £2,879/m² | 1 |
| 43, Gadwall House, 16, Vanguard WayFlat | Oct 2022 | £330,000 | 68 m² | £4,853/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Blackhorse Road Underground station, a few minutes' walk (100 m). The nearest rail station is Blackhorse Road, 150 m away, with 2.7m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Blackhorse Road Station, 50 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (route 123); 160 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 26% 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 Stoneydown Park School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 80% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is South Grove Primary School (1.4 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Willowfield School, 300 m away; Attainment 8: 46.1 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest (0.5 km) and Harris Academy Tottenham (1.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Woodford County High School (4.5 km) and The Latymer School (4.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 350 m away, with Tesco closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sinnott Medical Centre (750 m), with Blue Dew Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Wonderful Hair is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Whipps Cross University Hospital, 3.0 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: 23 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Starbucks is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and FOUNDRY Walthamstow the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 112 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (66%).
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 728 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Canal Walk, 100 m away; for exercise, F45 Training (150 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond), 8.7 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
34 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.
Walthamstow constituency: Ms Stella Creasy MP (Labour (Co-op)), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 17,996 (39.4%), turnout 61%. Vote shares: Labour 60%, Green Party 20%, Conservative 5%, Reform UK 4%.
31 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near E17 6BG →
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 11 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 32 km.
Most households own their home, 35% rent privately.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 53% 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Vanguard Way in the last 12 months.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 43 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 20 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 20 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 63.1% | 85.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.2% | 7.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 27.5% | 6.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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