UK Local Area - Wood Street, Waltham Forest - Neighbourhood Profile - Schools - House Prices - Council Tax

Quality of Life Indicator: Poor

Ward: Wood Street Local Authority: Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest
Listed below is a selection of interesting and frequently requested indicators from the 2001 Census, based on data released on or before 13 February 2003. You can see other indicators and more detail for local areas in the Neighbourhood Statistics area of this website. Further data from the Census, including data for smaller geographical areas, will be released on a rolling basis.

Population

		Value
Total number of people		218341
	Males	106245
	Females	112096
	Aged 0 to 15	46868
	Aged 16 to 74	159041
	Aged 75 and over	12432

		Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Change since 1991		2400	263	28
Density

Number of people per hectare		56.2	15	15

People, Places and Families

Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Single people (never married)	71149	21	15
Married or re-married people	70526	353	18
Separated or divorced	18081	180	16
Widowed	11717	337	15

Transport (all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Households without car/van	34975	29	16
Household with 1 car or van	39562	206	18
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	15251	352	18

Composition (all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
One person households	29727	43	18
Married couple households	25622	352	18
Cohabiting couple households	7579	158	15
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	8518	17	9
with non-dependent children only	3491	18	7
All other households	14851	107	19

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
White	140803	365	24
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Black Caribbean (17797) Pakistani (17295) Black African (12630)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Born in UK	163234	357	14
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	7691	41	24
Born outside EU	47416	16	16

Religion (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Christian	124015	360	19
Buddhist	955	34	27
Hindu	4000	36	18
Jewish	1441	36	18
Muslim	32902	5	3
Sikh	1241	52	14
Other	844	62	22
No religion	33541	160	18
Religion not stated	19402	25	12

Health

(all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Limiting long-term illness	36110	234	8
General health 'not good'	19582	166	8
People providing unpaid care	18823	339	15
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	4190	198	7

Work

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Employed	93725	263	22
Unemployed	7823	29	13
Long-term unemployed	2583	32	10
Student (economically active)	5104	48	12
Retired	14990	356	18
Student (economically inactive)	9583	57	21
Looking after home/family	12162	35	8
Permanently sick or disabled	7986	169	10
Other inactive	7668	17	12

Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Travel to work by car	34679	360	18
Travel to work by public transport	45475	14	14

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Qualifications at degree level or higher	38140	66	22
No qualifications	45284	184	8

Housing

(all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/33
Number of households with residents	89788	59	19
Number of people per hectare	56.2	15	15
Average household size	2.41	103	14
Vacant household spaces	2497	228	8
Owner-occupied	52918	344	16
Without central heating	11012	56	1
Without own bath/shower & toilet	963	21	12
Overcrowding indicator	14408	19	18

Deprivation Index

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 6,004 out of 32,482 in England, where 1 was the most deprived and 32,482 the least.

This is broken down further by income; employment; education, skills; health; barriers to housing and services; the living environment; and crime (England).

Indices of Deprivation: Ranks for Waltham Forest 013F

Index of Multiple Deprivation: 6,004

6,004

Income Deprivation: 6,596

6,596

Employment: 7,320

7,320

Health: 7,877

7,877

Education: 15,944

15,944

Barriers to Services: 3,385

3,385

Living Environment: 7,372

7,372

Crime: 1,585

1,585

Full details of the factors used for Index of Deprivation are available from the Communities and Local Government website and specifically in this document.

House Prices & Council Tax

Average house prices in Wood Street over the past 6 months:

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Council Tax in Waltham Forest - 2006 to 2007

Band A	£910	Band B	£1,062
Band C	£1,213	Band D	£1,365
Band E	£1,668	Band F	£1,971
Band G	£2,275	Band H	£2,730

Nearest Stations

Nearest Tube Stations...

Walthamstow Central	1.44 km (0.89 mi)
Snaresbrook	1.89 km (1.17 mi)
South Woodford	2.02 km (1.26 mi)

Nearest Railway Stations...

Wood Street [one]	0.28 km (0.17 mi)
Walthamstow Central [one]	1.52 km (0.94 mi)
Walthamstow Queens Road [Silverlink]	1.80 km (1.12 mi)

School Results

In 2007, Waltham Forest Local Education Authority had 42.10% of students achieving at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C - including English and Maths.

Results for nearest schools to Wood Street

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School Results for Waltham Forest

2007 Primary School (Key Stage 2)

2007 Secondary School (GCSE and equivalent)

2007 School and College (Post-16)

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