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High Street
Waltham Forest, London
High Street covers the centre of Walthamstow around the famously long street market and the restored Walthamstow Assembly Hall area, a dense cultural ward with strong day and evening footfall. Four listed buildings include the Grade II* former ABC Cinema, the Grade II Walthamstow Central Library and the Grade II L Manze eel, pie and mash shop — the last of which closed as a pie shop in 2022 after more than 90 years. Transport is strong via the Victoria line and Overground at Walthamstow Central, nine outstanding schools are in reach, and the ward carries 186 food and 167 non-food venues. The trade-offs are severe: the safety score is at the floor, reflecting nightlife and market-related anti-social behaviour; green space within the ward is effectively zero — residents walk to Lloyd Park; and conservation-area coverage is limited.
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L Manze at 76 Walthamstow High Street, built in 1929 and Grade II listed in 2013, had an exceptionally complete eel-and-pie-shop interior of tiled surfaces, terrazzo floor and a pressed tin ceiling; it closed in 2022.
- Good public-transport access
- 4 listed buildings
- 5.6% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- 359 open venues (192 food and drink, 167 other)
High Street score highlights
- Connectivity Excellent public-transport access (score 66/100).
- Property prices & growth Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover (score 59/100).
- Safety Higher recorded crime, driven by specific categories (score 15/100).
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Property prices & growth
59/ 100
- Purchase affordability20
- Rent affordability60
- Price momentum (5yr)74
- Activity (turnover)76
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Prices, rent & trends
£ 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
15/ 100
- Personal safety15
- Property crime14
- Anti-social behaviour20
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Connectivity
66/ 100
Median public-transport access is very good (TfL PTAL 5.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
45/ 100
- Air quality50
- Quietness38
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Cultural Signal
56/ 100
- Nightlife14
- Dining86
- Arts & culture29
- Retail & shops64
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene100
- Vitality (openings, diversity)94
359 open venues nearby — 192 food & drink, 167 other.
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Education
54/ 100
- Primary schools56
- Secondary schools52
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Heritage
17/ 100
4 listed buildings · 6% under a conservation area
- Abc CinemaGrade II*
- Walthamstow Central LibraryGrade II
- L Manze Eel, Pie and Mash ShopGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
51/ 100
- Green spaces71
- Waterways5
Area development
19/ 100
What's changing in High Street
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