E17 · Waltham Forest · Zone 3
Renting in Walthamstow
What it costs to rent in Walthamstow (E17), how you get around and what the area is like, from 144 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £2,430 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £2,200 a month
- Homes to rent
- 144
Rents
What renting in Walthamstow costs
Median asking rents of whole homes listed on nHabit on 23 October 2026. The middle half shows where the central half of rents fall, once 20 or more homes are listed.
1 bedroom
£2,430 a month
69 homes · middle half £1,725 to £2,635 · 13% above London
2 bedrooms
£2,200 a month
47 homes · middle half £1,900 to £2,995 · 20% below London
3 bedrooms
£2,350 a month
20 homes · middle half £2,188 to £2,625 · 37% below London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,430 | £1,725 to £2,635 | 69 | 13% above |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,200 | £1,900 to £2,995 | 47 | 20% below |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,350 | £2,188 to £2,625 | 20 | 37% below |
These figures describe the homes listed, so a large new rental building can move a district's median. How rents move month to month across London is in the London rent report.
Getting around
The stations Walthamstow's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Overground
Walthamstow Central
2 min walk · nearest for 84 homes
Overground
Wood Street
9 min walk · nearest for 19 homes
Overground
Blackhorse Road
13 min walk · nearest for 16 homes
Underground
Southgate
13 min walk · nearest for 7 homes
Schools
Schools in E17
Open primary and secondary schools with an E17 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
24
open schools
5 of the 6 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
7
open schools
1 of the 1 with a graded Ofsted judgement was rated Good or Outstanding.
Air and water
Air quality and flood risk in E17
Air quality
Fair
- Nitrogen dioxide: 18.2 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 9.2 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 5).
Flood risk
Low surface-water risk
Close to the Environment Agency's Ching Brook in the London Borough of Waltham Forest flood warning area. Check a particular address on gov.uk before you sign.
Crime
What was reported in August 2026
The kinds of crime police.uk recorded in E17, as shares of the total. We show what is reported rather than how much: raw counts follow how many people pass through an area, not just who lives there.
- Anti-social behaviour33%
- Violence and sexual offences25%
- Vehicle crime8%
- Other theft7%
Sources
- Rents, homes and stations: whole homes and studios to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026, as their listings describe them. Asking rents, not the rents finally agreed.
- Crime: police.uk, August 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Air quality: © Crown 2026 copyright Defra via uk-air.defra.gov.uk, licenced under the Open Government Licence (OGL).
- Flood risk: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
- Schools: Get Information about Schools (Department for Education) and Ofsted. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.