Affluence in IG8 9PF
How IG8 9PF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Highams Park East
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,642 (2024)
IG8 9PFWoodford Green
How well off IG8 9PF is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the IG8 9PF area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is living environment (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Living environment4.0
- Employment6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Income7.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Crime8.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
62% of adults in the IG8 9PF area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 16.6% are retired and 7.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
42.9% of adults in the IG8 9PF area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
40.5% of adults in the IG8 9PF area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 13.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IG8 9PF (Highams Park East) (about 1,642 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.