Loading borough…
Neighbourhood profile
William Morris
Waltham Forest, London
PocketsWilliam Morris (east · Higham Hill Road · north · Lloyd Park)Lloyd Park (William Morris Garden · Palmerston Road)Blackhorse Road
William Morris sits in central Waltham Forest around Walthamstow Central, a ward named after the designer whose teenage home anchors the local cultural scene. Three listed buildings include the Grade II* Water House — built in 1762 and home to William Morris from 1848 to 1856, now the William Morris Gallery — along with the Grade II Walthamstow Tramway and offices, and the Grade II K6 telephone kiosk outside the gallery on Forest Road. Lloyd Park, donated to the borough by Edward Lloyd's son in 1900, sits at the heart of the ward. The Victoria line and Overground at Walthamstow Central give good public-transport access, and six outstanding-rated schools fall within the catchment. The food and retail scene at 95 food and 63 non-food venues is strong. The downsides: safety scores sit around the London median, green space inside the ward is tight at 4 hectares, air quality along Forest Road is only moderate, and conservation area cover reaches 12%.
- Strongest64Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong58Property prices & growth
Strong combination of affordability, price momentum and turnover
- Watch out12Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 3 listed buildings
- 12.4% covered by a conservation area
- 3 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Lloyd Park (3.7 hectares)
- 160 open venues (96 food and drink, 64 other)
7 pockets across 3 named areas · coloured by overall score.See on full map ↗
This is one of 684 London wards
Find the London that fits you
William Morris is one answer. The wizard scores all 684 wards against your budget, commute and priorities, then hands you a ranked shortlist of the areas that actually fit.
5 questions · about a minute · free
Browse listings
Water House, built in 1762, was William Morris's family home from 1848 to 1856 and opened as the William Morris Gallery in 1950.
William Morris, layer by layer
Every layer’s score is free. Seven deep-dives — here and on every area, one pass — unlock with the Day Pass ↓
Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
58Better than 73% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability25
- Rent affordability50
- Price momentum (5yr)71
- Activity (turnover)72
Locked
Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For William Morris: 185 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
52Better than 57% of London
- Personal safety53
- Property crime54
- Anti-social behaviour52
Locked
Safety deep-dive
Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
For William Morris: personal, property & anti-social breakdown24-mo trend to Jun 2026counts —
Connectivity
43Better than 47% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
Locked
Connectivity deep-dive
Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
For William Morris: — min by TfL to 8 major hubsaccess rank —
Air & Quiet
50Better than 52% of London
- Air quality57
- Quietness40
Locked
Air & noise deep-dive
NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
40Better than 81% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining43
- Arts & culture21
- Retail & shops43
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene79
- Vitality (openings, diversity)75
160 open venues nearby — 96 food & drink, 64 other.
Locked
Culture deep-dive
What's open nearby — the venue mix, share of independents, and recent openings.
For William Morris: the mix behind 160 open venues—% independent
Education
53Better than 50% of London
- Primary schools50
- Secondary schools56
Locked
School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For William Morris: 2 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
16Better than 34% of London
3 listed buildings · 12% under a conservation area
- The Water House, Lloyd Park (william Morris Gallery)Grade II*
- Walthamstow Tramway and Offices and DepotGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside William Morris Gallery, Forest RoadGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
64Better than 54% of London
- Green spaces84
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Lloyd Park (4 ha). ~4 ha of green space in total.
Area development
12Better than 76% of London
Locked
Planning pipeline
Named recent approvals with homes and floorspace, the local homes pipeline, and the affordable share.
Unlock the full details
Unlock the full details for William Morris — and every other London area
Day Pass or WAYB+ — either one unlocks your full shortlist and every area profile on the site, not just this page.
- Prices — £ per square foot, an estimated rent, and the ward’s full price history
- Safety — crime by type with its monthly trend
- Getting around — real TfL journey times to the big hubs
- Schools, air & noise — every school’s inspection record, air & noise against WHO limits
- What's next — the venue mix, what’s been approved to build nearby, and cheaper areas that score like William Morris
For William Morris: 185 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price history £—24-mo crime trend to Jun 2026TfL times to 8 hubs — min2 schools' inspection records160 venues mapped
What unlocked sections look like · example ward, not this one
WAYB+ · month to month
- Everything in the Day Pass — kept on for your whole search
- “What’s changing” on every ward: new approvals, openings and closures, score shifts
- Cancel anytime
Day Pass · 24 hours
A day of full access — every area, your whole shortlist.
- Your full wizard shortlist, revealed
- Every area deep-dive: prices, crime by type, schools, air, commute
- The planning pipeline and cheaper lookalike areas
- Unlimited saves and shareable links
Already bought? Don't pay again — open the confirmation email from where are you based? and tap Restore access to sign back in on this device.
Make it personal
William Morris might not even be your best match — run the wizard with your own budget and commute. About 90 seconds.
What's changing in William Morris
Locked
What's changing (WAYB+)
The last 90 days here: new approvals, venue openings and closures, school inspections, score shifts. Subscription only.
Already bought? Don't pay again — open the confirmation email from where are you based? and tap Restore access to sign back in on this device.
William Morris, quick answers
- Is William Morris safe?
- William Morris scores 52 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — mid-table for London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is William Morris a good place to live?
- William Morris scores 43 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are nature access (64) and property prices & growth (58); its weakest is area development (12). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is William Morris?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in William Morris 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 43 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is William Morris expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, William Morris is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 5/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near William Morris?
- William Morris scores 53 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 3 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
Where else to look
Wards with a similar profile
- Wood Street · Waltham Forest
- Forest · Waltham Forest
Locked
Neighbourhood matches
Find areas that score like this one, with the price difference for each.
Nearby wards
- Chapel End · Waltham Forest
- High Street · Waltham Forest
- Higham Hill · Waltham Forest
- Hoe Street · Waltham Forest
- St James · Waltham Forest
More affordable, similar areas
- Lea Bridge · Waltham ForestMore affordable
- Gipsy Hill · LambethMore affordable
- Figge's Marsh · MertonMore affordable
- Hanwell Broadway · EalingMore affordable
- St Helier · MertonMore affordable
Like William Morris?
Find a London like this
See the London wards that score most like William Morris — especially its Nature & parks and Property prices & growth.
One quick thing
Is this page accurate?
Got something we missed or got wrong about William Morris? Let us know.