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Leytonstone South East: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Leytonstone South East neighbourhood of Waltham Forest, England (ONS area Waltham Forest 028). Headline figures assembled 14 October 2026. Postcodes E11, E15, E7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near E11 3NH.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Waltham Forest
Leytonstone South East is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Waltham Forest (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 3 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £625,000 and flats for £335,625 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Waltham Forest (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Leytonstone High Road, is about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 14 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£625,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£335,625
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Mixed signs
Weighted balance -0.06; 2 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 6 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 3 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£66,600
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.8 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Leytonstone South East sits in Waltham Forest
- Typical house price: joint 9th lowest of 28 neighbourhoods in Waltham Forest
- Typical flat price: 7th lowest of 28 neighbourhoods in Waltham Forest
- Average household income: 7th lowest of 28 neighbourhoods in Waltham Forest
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 14 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Leytonstone South East
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 14 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Waltham Forest, 3 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Schools improving
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Air quality
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest stations
- Leytonstone High Road Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (880 m in a straight line). About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to Barking Riverside (about 17 min) and Gospel Oak (about 26 min).
- Leyton Underground station, about a 16-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 km in a straight line).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school The Jenny Hammond Primary School 340 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Buxton School 190 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Leytonstone South East
What is the typical house price in Leytonstone South East?
£625,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.
How does Leytonstone South East compare with the rest of Waltham Forest?
Typical house price: joint 9th lowest of 28 neighbourhoods in Waltham Forest. Typical flat price: 7th lowest of 28 neighbourhoods in Waltham Forest. Average household income: 7th lowest of 28 neighbourhoods in Waltham Forest.
Is Leytonstone South East an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Leytonstone South East gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.06; 2 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Leytonstone South East?
Leytonstone High Road. Railway station, about a 12-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (880 m in a straight line). About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to Barking Riverside (about 17 min) and Gospel Oak (about 26 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Leytonstone South East?
Nearest state primary school. The Jenny Hammond Primary School. 340 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Buxton School. 190 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.