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The Close

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9 recorded sales · median £464,000 · Waltham Forest

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Waltham Forest Council · Green-controlled 31/60 seats · 52% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

71/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£464k

median price

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£464k

median sold price

14.3 yrs

of local pay to buy

15 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar school

schools total

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

728

Violence — most

18.2

NO₂ · WHO 10

4.5%

in a flood zone

1,170

green spaces

8.4

PM2.5 · WHO 5

751

eat & drink

297

shops

88.4%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

Not enough history to chart yet.

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Waltham Forest, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £464,000. That's about 14.3× local earnings — around the 14.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

Not enough history to chart yet.

Median sold price · median of all 9 sales£464,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay14.3× · five-year average 14.6×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership49%

Owned outright

20%

With a mortgage

29%

Private rented

28%

Social rented

22%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,387

Your band:

London Borough of Waltham Forest£1,876

Greater London Authority£511

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,591

Band B£1,857

Band C£2,122

Band D (baseline)£2,387

Band E£2,917

Band F£3,448

Band G£3,978

Band H£4,774

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Waltham Forest how The Close compares · from Waltham Forest

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Highams Park +33.9%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Highams Park	£630,000	+33.9%	211
Chingford Green	£530,000	+27.4%	203
Chingford Hatch	£467,500	+26.2%	109
Leytonstone	£511,000	+19.8%	422
Chapel End	£550,000	+18.9%	393
Hale End	£630,000	+18%	123
Friday Hill	£485,000	+15.8%	114
Chingford Mount	£535,000	+15.1%	193
South Chingford	£485,000	+14.9%	214
Temple Mills	£543,000	+14.2%	167
Wood Street	£550,000	+13.3%	250
Walthamstow	£535,000	+13.2%	964
Cann Hall	£540,080	+12.5%	274
Leyton	£500,000	+9.2%	903
Chingford	£615,000	+6.5%	160
Walthamstow Village	£725,000	+1.7%	147
Whipps Cross	£558,350	-1.6%	184

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in The Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
7, The Close	Terraced	—	—	£675,000	Sep 2024
8 The Close	Terraced	—	—	£464,000	Feb 2023
5 The Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£505,000	Feb 2023
4 The Close	Terraced	—	—	£550,000	Feb 2023
7, The Close	Terraced	—	—	£520,000	Nov 2020
6 THE CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£200,000	Jan 2007
5 The Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£198,000	Dec 2004
7, The Close	Terraced	—	—	£95,000	Mar 1999
7, The Close	Terraced	—	—	£59,000	Jul 1995

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9 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Waltham Forest

Crime runs at 9 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month9

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Waltham Forest

Violence & sexual offences

728

Anti-social behaviour

577

Other theft

224

Vehicle crime

217

Shoplifting

185

Public order

137

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Waltham Forest district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Waltham Forest

Population278,426

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · improved since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 5/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — has improved since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

3.7/10

Employment

4.7/10

Education & skills

5.9/10

Health & disability

5.9/10

Crime

4.4/10

Housing & services

4.0/10

Living environment

2.9/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Waltham Forest — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+63%

Unemployment · economically active residents7.5%

Degree-level (Level 4+)43%

Good or very good health85%

Own their home49%

Median age35.8

Born outside the UK39%

See the full Waltham Forest report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 3 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

3 of 3 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 3 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
ACT2Drama	Nursery	—	0.1 km
Magic Roundabout Nurseries Ltd	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.3 km
Thorpe Hall Primary School	Primary	—	0.4 km
Les Petites Branches	Nursery	—	0.4 km
Handsworth Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.6 km
Selwyn Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('22)	0.7 km
Bright Futures	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.7 km
Frederick Bremer School	Secondary	—	0.7 km
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre	Primary	—	0.8 km
Comfort Angelz Daycare	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.8 km
Chapel End Junior Academy	Primary	—	0.8 km
Comfort Angelz Daycare	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.9 km
South Chingford Foundation School	Secondary	Inspected '26 — see report	0.9 km
Handsworth Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.9 km
Highams Park School	Secondary	Good ('24)	0.9 km
Bright Horizons Highams Park Day Nursery and Preschool	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.9 km
Highams Park Pre-School	Nursery	—	0.9 km
Sir George Monoux College	16 plus	—	0.9 km
Oakhill Primary School	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	1.0 km
Chingford House Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.0 km
Tiny Tots Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.1 km
Waltham Forest College	16 plus	—	1.2 km
The Woodside Primary Academy	Primary	—	1.3 km
The Woodside Primary Academy Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.3 km
Bright Starz Day Nursery (Chingford)	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.3 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.7 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.5 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.7 km
NHS ODS

16 of 17 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.5 km
Aesthetika Dental Studio	Dentist	—	0.6 km
Triplesave (Chemists) Ltd	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
The Forest Surgery	GP	Requires improvement ('23)	0.7 km
Borno Chemists	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
Handsworth Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	0.8 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	0.8 km
Morrisons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Focal Point Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Wood Street Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Wood Street Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Dr Dhital Practice	GP	Good ('19)	1.5 km
Waltham Forest Comm & Fam Hth Serv Ltd	GP	—	1.5 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Mount Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
The Avenue Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.5 km
The Penrhyn Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	1.5 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Akshar Pharmacies	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Woodford House Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Churchfields Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Sanchoh Limited	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
The Microfaculty	GP	Good ('20)	1.7 km
Pharmacy Cube	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Queen Mary Practice	GP	Good ('18)	1.7 km
The Elmhurst Practice	GP	Good ('17)	1.7 km
Rydal	GP	—	1.8 km
K Macgregors Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Allens Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Chingford Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.9 km
Chingford Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.9 km
Benjamin Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
My Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Ocean Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Britannia Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Forest Dental Care	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Southdene Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	2.0 km
The Shrubberies Medical Centre	GP	Good ('19)	2.0 km
Addison Road Medical Practice	GP	Good ('19)	2.0 km
The Bailey Practice	GP	—	2.0 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Hoe Street Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Woodbury Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Glebelands Practice	GP	—	2.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Dr Shantir Practice	GP	Good ('21)	2.1 km
Chingford Mount Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Hatch Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
My Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Church Hill Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.1 km
The Old Church Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	2.1 km
Chingford Medical Practice	GP	Good ('23)	2.2 km
Churchill Medical Centre	GP	—	2.2 km
Daniels Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Eclipse Pyramid Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Claremont Medical Centre	GP	Good ('18)	2.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.3 km
The Ecclesbourne Practice	GP	—	2.3 km
Lea Bridge Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Higham Hill Medical Centre	GP	Good ('21)	2.3 km
Higham Hill Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Angle House Orthodontic Chingford	Dentist	—	2.4 km
Angle House Orthodontics	Dentist	—	2.4 km
Palmerston Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.4 km
Grove Surgery	GP	Good ('19)	2.5 km
Sinnott Medical Centre	GP	—	2.5 km
Woodford Dental Care	Dentist	—	2.6 km
The Broadway Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	2.6 km
Queens Road Medical Centre	GP	—	2.7 km
Woodford Green Dental	Dentist	—	2.8 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.8 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.8 km
Key 2 Smile	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Dental Practice	Dentist	—	3.0 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Waltham Forest

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 15 min from St James Street (London) Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Highams Park Rail Station	0.5 mi	London Liverpool Street	22 min
Wood Street Rail Station	1.0 mi	London Liverpool Street	19 min
Walthamstow Central Rail Station	1.5 mi	London Liverpool Street	17 min
Walthamstow Queens Road Rail Station	1.6 mi	—	no direct train
St James Street (London) Rail Station	1.9 mi	London Liverpool Street	15 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from St James Street (London) Rail Station (15 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Work from home

38%

Public transport

30%

Drive

21%

Walk or cycle

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging54 points

Per 10,000 residents1.9

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Waltham Forest

Air quality

NO₂

18.2

— WHO guide

PM2.5

8.4

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1002%

Flood zone4.5% of postcodes

Radonup to 1–3% of homes

Historic landfill78 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings118

Conservation areas15

Green belt21.7%

Green spaces1,170

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Waltham Forest

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	751	74% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	297	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	47	—
Green spaces & parks	1,170	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

88.4%

Superfast

97%

Ultrafast

89%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Waltham Forest

Figures for the wider Waltham Forest — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate7.5%

In work (employment rate)63.2%

Companies registered here30,035

New incorporations (12m)5,961

Property companies (SPVs)3,497

See the full Waltham Forest report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district