Is St John’s Road in London Borough of Waltham Forest a nice place to live?

St John's Road is classified by the ONS as Commuters with Young Families. St John's Road is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

St John's Road is located in the Larkswood ward of the Waltham Forest district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.618614, -0.010042
Grid Ref TQ378929
Suburb Highams Park
Constituency Chingford and Woodford Green
Postcodes E4 9TB

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in St John's Road in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in St John's Road, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in St John's Road during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes St John's Road and compared that to the average for the Larkswood ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in St John's Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Larkswood ward

Social economic statistics for St John's Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean St John's Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean St John's Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around St John's Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around St John's Road are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around St John's Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in St John's Road are in the top 40% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in St John's Road are in the top 40% of the most health & disability in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of St John's Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in St John's Road are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for St John's Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of St John's Road.

Unemployment in St John's Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
7.06% of St John's Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in St John's Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of St John's Road. The proportion of retirees on St John's Road is 4.09% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.51% of St John's Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in St John's Road

The proportion of home owners on St John's Road is 1.16% higher than the national average of 62%. 20.18% of properties in St John's Road are private rented and 14.91% are social rented.
63.16% of residents of St John's Road own their home

Country of Birth of St John's Road residents

The proportion if St John's Road residents born in the UK is 8.5% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 25.85% of St John's Road residents were born outside the UK.
74.15% of St John's Road residents were born in the UK

St John's Road Summary

St John's Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in St John's Road maybe difficult.

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