OAKUM SQUARE, E11 4GT House Prices & Local Information

E11 4GT is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Oakum Square, 0.4km from Cann Hall in Waltham Forest. Administratively it sits within Cann Hall ward and the Leyton and Wanstead constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, E11 4GT is a busy family neighbourhood — lots of children, diverse backgrounds. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a teachers and carers in metro suburbs zone — ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 35) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 49% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 60% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Waltham Forest.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 54 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £356k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for E11 4GT are sourced from Output Area E00021836 (shared with 13 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.