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Hale End & Highams Park South
Waltham Forest, London
Hale End and Highams Park South sits in the east of Waltham Forest against the Epping Forest boundary, a residential ward of Edwardian and interwar streets with The Highams Park on its eastern edge. The character is quiet suburban. Heritage is thin at two listed buildings, the Grade II St Margarets and the Grade II Woodford County High School. Total green space reaches 28.7 hectares once the park and forest-edge are included, which supports a strong nature score. Ten Outstanding-rated schools sit within reach. The drawbacks are that public-transport access is moderate — Highams Park Overground to Liverpool Street is the main artery, with no Tube — conservation-area coverage is limited to around seven percent, cultural venues are essentially local, air quality is only moderate, and market affordability is middling. Safety sits solidly above average for the borough.
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- Moderate public-transport access
- 2 listed buildings
- 7.2% covered by a conservation area
- 3 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Parmiters & Cavendish Sports Grounds (0 hectares)
- 100 open venues (49 food and drink, 51 other)
Hale End & Highams Park South score highlights
- Nature Access Strong access to green space and waterways (score 70/100).
- Property prices & growth Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover (score 61/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 0/100).
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Property prices & growth
61/ 100
- Purchase affordability40
- Rent affordability45
- Price momentum (5yr)80
- Activity (turnover)64
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and 30 years of sale-price history for this ward.
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Safety
59/ 100
- Personal safety65
- Property crime57
- Anti-social behaviour52
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Connectivity
36/ 100
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
51/ 100
- Air quality62
- Quietness38
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Cultural Signal
22/ 100
- Nightlife7
- Dining21
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene43
- Vitality (openings, diversity)50
100 open venues nearby — 49 food & drink, 51 other.
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Education
57/ 100
- Primary schools54
- Secondary schools60
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Heritage
7/ 100
2 listed buildings · 7% under a conservation area
- St MargaretsGrade II
- Woodford County High SchoolGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
70/ 100
- Green spaces93
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Parmiters & Cavendish Sports Grounds (0 ha). ~29 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0/ 100
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