Estate agents in E4
E4 is a postcode district in Waltham Forest, home to about 60,262 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 538 standard sales there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £545,000.
How estate agents in E4 compare
E4 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 546 sales in E4 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £550,000.
27.2% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 6.4 years and sold for a median of 18.0% more than they paid.
The median price was £408,750 in 2016 and £540,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in E4
Median sale price in E4: £550,000
| All homes | 546 sales, median £550,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 29 sales, median £675,000 |
| Semi-detached | 137 sales, median £655,000 |
| Terraced | 228 sales, median £570,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 152 sales, median £335,000 |
Across Waltham Forest the average price was £524,380 in June 2026, up 2.8% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £408,750 (760 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £425,000 (738 sales) |
| 2018 | £440,000 (774 sales) |
| 2019 | £435,000 (699 sales) |
| 2020 | £444,000 (614 sales) |
| 2021 | £480,000 (918 sales) |
| 2022 | £507,000 (707 sales) |
| 2023 | £510,000 (600 sales) |
| 2024 | £525,000 (627 sales) |
| 2025 | £540,000 (696 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Chingford and Highams Park stations are each about 1 mile from the centre of E4, while Ponders End and Meridian Water are both about 2 miles away. Underground stations nearby are Woodford, Roding Valley and Buckhurst Hill, each about 2 miles away and South Woodford at about 3 miles. The A1009, A110, A112, A1069 and A1037 pass through or beside the district. The nearest motorway junctions are M11 junction 4 (Charlie Brown's) at about 3 miles and M25 junction 26 (Waltham Abbey) at about 4 miles. London City Airport is about 9 miles away and London Stansted Airport about 21 miles. Central London is about 10 miles from the district.
Schools in and near E4
E4 has nine primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. Longshaw Primary Academy and Chingford CofE Primary School, a Church of England school, are both about 0.4 miles away. Longshaw was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection of 26 Sep 2023. Among secondary schools, Chingford Foundation School, an academy with a sixth form, is about 0.4 miles away and was rated Good at its inspection of 4 Oct 2023. Heathcote School & Science College, also with a sixth form, is about 0.7 miles away. Normanhurst School is the nearest independent school at about 0.7 miles. Sir George Monoux College is about 2 miles away and London Metropolitan University about 7 miles.
Living in E4
E4 is an urban postcode district in Waltham Forest, home to about 60,000 residents, lying in or beside the built-up area of Buckhurst Hill. Shopping includes more than 150 mapped shops, seven supermarkets and 11 convenience stores. The nearest supermarkets are Gülüzar Hatch Lane Food Centre and Co-op Food, both about 0.5 miles from the centre. A market, The Village Arcade, is about 0.6 miles away. Food and drink options include at least five pubs, among them The Dovecote, The Larkshall and The Kings Head, all about 0.5 miles away, along with around 14 cafés and more than 20 restaurants. Four doctors' surgeries are mapped, the nearest being Old Church Surgery at about 0.3 miles. There are four pharmacies and five dentists. The nearest emergency department is North Middlesex University Hospital, about 3.1 miles away. North Chingford Library is about 0.6 miles away. Ridgeway Park lies about 0.3 miles from the centre and Pimp Hall Nature Reserve is also about 0.3 miles away.
A short history of E4
Waltham Abbey has had a church since the 7th century. Chingford was first recorded as Cingeford in 913. Harold Godwinson rebuilt the Waltham church in stone around 1060. The Domesday Book of 1086 lists Chingford as Cingefort, in the Waltham hundred of Essex. Henry II refounded the Waltham church as a priory in 1177 and it became an abbey in 1184. Richard I granted a market charter in 1189. Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge was built in 1543 for Henry VIII to watch deer hunts. The railway reached Chingford in 1873 and the rural parish grew into a suburb. Chingford became an urban district in 1894 and a municipal borough in 1938 before joining Waltham Forest in 1965. The churches of St Peter and St Paul and All Saints are both Grade II*.
Landscape and geography in E4
E4 stands at about 51 metres (167 feet) above sea level. The River Lea runs through or along the edge of the area, with a nearest point about 0.8 miles from the centre and The Ching is about 0.6 miles from the centre. The nearest open coast is about 24 miles away. William Girling Reservoir is about 0.6 miles away and King George's Reservoir is about 1.0 miles away. Warren Pond lies about 0.9 miles from the nearest edge. Epping Forest reaches under half a mile from the area and is listed at 117 metres (385 feet). The Hawk Wood is about 0.7 miles away and Bury Wood about 1.1 miles. South Marsh is about 1.5 miles away and Tottenham Marshes about 2.0 miles.
People and homes in E4
At the 2021 Census, E4 had about 66,200 usual residents. Census 2021 figures show 19% were aged under 15, 65% aged 15 to 64 and 16% aged 65 and over. The 2021 Census counted about 25,100 households with an average size of 2.6 people. Census 2021 figures show 5% of households lived in detached houses, 32% in semi-detached houses, 32% in terraced houses and 30% in flats, maisonettes or apartments. At the 2021 Census 63% of households owned their home, 18% rented socially and 17% rented privately. Valuation Office Agency figures for March 2026 show band D was the most common council tax band, at 35% of about 26,420 homes. Environment Agency figures from June 2026 show 698 residential properties at high or medium risk of flooding, covering rivers and the sea but not surface water.
Economy and jobs in E4
Across the wider Waltham Forest council area there were about 89,000 jobs in 2024, with business administration and support services at 22.5% of them. In the 2021 Census, 64% of residents aged 16 and over in the built-up area of Buckhurst Hill, which lies in or beside the district, were in employment. The employment rate of residents aged 16 to 64 in the wider Waltham Forest council area was 80.3% in the 12 months July 2025 to June 2026, above the United Kingdom figure of 75.5%. The claimant count in the wider council area in September 2026 was 12,750 people, 6.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 and above the United Kingdom figure of 3.9%. Median pay for full-time employees working in the wider council area was £37,503 a year in 2025, below the United Kingdom figure of £39,039.
Notable people from E4
Teddy Sheringham (born 1966), an English footballer and manager, was born in Highams Park. Several others were born in Chingford, including Paul Di'Anno (1958 to 2024), a British heavy metal singer and Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892 to 1988), an English composer, music critic, pianist and writer. Nina Wadia (born 1968) is a British actress and comedian from the same place, as is Louisa Aldrich-Blake (1865 to 1925), a British surgeon and medical school dean. Woodford Green is the birthplace of Richard J. Evans (born 1947), a British historian and of Christine Truman (born 1941), an English tennis player. Sylvia Pankhurst (1882 to 1960), an English feminist and socialist, lived in Woodford Green.
Sport and leisure
Larkswood Leisure Centre is a sports centre in the E4 area. Chingford Cricket Club and Chingford Rugby Club are the named clubs for those sports and Silverthorn Bowling Club and Halex Bowling Club cater for bowls. Chingford School Of Tennis is a tennis venue and Ainsle Wood Public Football Field is a football pitch. Golfers have Chingford Golf Course, Woodford Golf Club and Chingford Golf Range. Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing is a fitness centre. Open space includes Mansfield Park, Memorial Park, Pimp Hall Park, Ridgeway Park, Jubilee Sports Ground, Larkswood Playing Fields and Rolls Sports Ground, along with Pimp Hall Nature Reserve. Several children's playgrounds are found across the area.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in E4?
- The median price paid in E4 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £545,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £775,000 for detached houses, £655,000 for semi-detached houses, £565,000 for terraced houses and £335,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in E4 over the last year?
- There were 538 standard sales in E4 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. Of these, 227 were terraced houses, 148 were flats, 137 were semi-detached houses and 26 were detached houses.
- Which railway stations are closest to E4?
- Chingford is the nearest station at about 0.8 miles from the centre, followed by Highams Park at about 1.1 miles. Ponders End is about 1.9 miles away and Meridian Water about 2.2 miles. Woodford subway station is about 2.0 miles away.
- What schools are near E4?
- There are 9 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, with Longshaw Primary Academy and Chingford CofE Primary School both about 0.4 miles away. The nearest secondary school is Chingford Foundation School at about 0.4 miles, followed by Heathcote School & Science College at about 0.7 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in E4?
- There are 13 estate agent sales branches with an office in the E4 postcode district.
Areas near E4
E4 is in Waltham Forest.
Estate agents near E4
- Coultons Estate AgentsWaltham Forest E4 7BE0.6 miles
- RoselinsWaltham Forest E4 7BU0.7 miles
- Kings Group ChingfordWaltham Forest E4 8BX0.7 miles
- Jake Mignot PropertiesWaltham Forest E4 8EE0.8 miles
- Clarke ResidentialWaltham Forest E4 8AJ0.8 miles
- Churchill EstatesWaltham Forest E4 6AG0.8 miles
- Amanda RobertsWaltham Forest E4 6AB0.8 miles
- Next MoveWaltham Forest E4 6AL0.8 miles
- Douglas Allen Estate AgentsWaltham Forest E4 8LP0.9 miles
- McRae's Sales Lettings & ManagementWaltham Forest E4 9LD1.1 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of E4.