Waltham Forest

Borough · London · United Kingdom

North-east London borough around Walthamstow's market, village and wetlands, with Leyton and Leytonstone closer to Stratford and Chingford by Epping Forest.

Median rent, 2-bed home£1,700 per month
Price level£££££
Good forFamiliesQuiet & greenEasy commute
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Overview

Good for

Young families; parks, wetlands and the Victoria line

Watch out for

Rents rising quickly in Walthamstow

Neighborhoods

  • Walthamstow
  • Leyton
  • Leytonstone
  • Chingford
  • Highams Park

Rent

The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Waltham Forest was £1,700 in 2025/26, 17% below the London average. It is the 27th most expensive of 33 boroughs.

Home sizeMedian rent / month
Room£701
Studio£1,073
1 bedroom£1,400
2 bedrooms£1,700
3 bedrooms£2,150
4+ bedrooms£2,600

Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.

Rent by postcode district in Waltham Forest

Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.

DistrictIncludes (wards)1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
E4Chingford Green, Endlebury, Hale End & Highams Park South, Hatch Lane & Highams Park North, Higham Hill, Larkswood£1,400£1,600£2,050
E10Forest, Grove Green, Hoe Street, Lea Bridge, Leyton, St James£1,400£1,678£2,100
E11Cann Hall, Cathall, Forest, Grove Green, Leytonstone, South Woodford£1,400£1,714£2,200
E17Chapel End, Forest, Hale End & Highams Park South, Higham Hill, High Street, Hoe Street£1,400£1,750£2,200
Rent £/month (2-bed)
  1. 1,550–1,700
  2. 1,700–1,800
  3. 1,800–2,000
  4. 2,000–2,350
  5. 2,350–3,563

Who lives here

Who lives hereWaltham ForestLondon
Population278,4248,799,725
One-person households25.9%29.3%
Children under 1519.0%18.1%
Aged 15–2411.0%12.3%
Aged 65 and over10.2%11.9%
Social housing rentals21.5%23.1%
Private rentals27.8%30.0%
Owner-occupied homes50.6%46.8%

Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).

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Getting around

  • Victoria and Central lines; Overground

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