Waltham Forest in figures

A profile of Waltham Forest from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Waltham Forest was 283,713 in 2025, down less than 0.1% from 2024.

Population283,7132025Down less than 0.1% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over11%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share38.6%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June-3,3432025Compared with -3,919 in 2024
255K260K265K270K275K280K285K201120142017202020252011: 259,742 persons2012: 263,575 persons2013: 267,963 persons2014: 270,606 persons2015: 274,579 persons2016: 277,081 persons2017: 278,105 persons2018: 279,795 persons2019: 281,015 persons2020: 279,527 persons2021: 278,147 persons2022: 278,274 persons2023: 281,983 persons2024: 283,782 persons2025: 283,713 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Waltham Forest (pounds sterling) was £7.05 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 11.3% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£7.05 billion2024, provisionalUp 11.3% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£25,2112024, provisionalUp 10.8% from 2023
2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020002004200820122016202020242000: 2,660 GBP million2001: 2,778 GBP million2002: 2,926 GBP million2003: 3,098 GBP million2004: 3,245 GBP million2005: 3,415 GBP million2006: 3,615 GBP million2007: 3,814 GBP million2008: 3,783 GBP million2009: 3,485 GBP million2010: 3,638 GBP million2011: 3,772 GBP million2012: 4,065 GBP million2013: 4,199 GBP million2014: 4,437 GBP million2015: 4,674 GBP million2016: 4,793 GBP million2017: 4,883 GBP million2018: 5,003 GBP million2019: 5,163 GBP million2020: 4,488 GBP million2021: 4,961 GBP million2022: 5,644 GBP million2023: 6,338 GBP million2024: 7,052 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in Waltham Forest (pounds sterling) was £529,102 (provisional) in July 2026, up 2.8% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£529,102July 2026, provisionalUp 2.8% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly2.8%July 2026, provisionalDown 3 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£1,763August 2026, provisionalUp 1.4% from August 2025
460K480K500K520K540K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 475,336 GBP2021-08: 475,145 GBP2021-09: 477,766 GBP2021-10: 480,684 GBP2021-11: 480,801 GBP2021-12: 478,806 GBP2022-01: 477,674 GBP2022-02: 477,138 GBP2022-03: 475,669 GBP2022-04: 478,383 GBP2022-05: 484,606 GBP2022-06: 493,585 GBP2022-07: 508,719 GBP2022-08: 520,143 GBP2022-09: 522,556 GBP2022-10: 521,647 GBP2022-11: 517,464 GBP2022-12: 515,770 GBP2023-01: 511,506 GBP2023-02: 509,703 GBP2023-03: 501,392 GBP2023-04: 504,511 GBP2023-05: 497,681 GBP2023-06: 499,460 GBP2023-07: 493,468 GBP2023-08: 501,408 GBP2023-09: 504,878 GBP2023-10: 506,271 GBP2023-11: 500,599 GBP2023-12: 496,778 GBP2024-01: 501,353 GBP2024-02: 501,137 GBP2024-03: 499,866 GBP2024-04: 493,286 GBP2024-05: 493,781 GBP2024-06: 487,659 GBP2024-07: 486,488 GBP2024-08: 494,873 GBP2024-09: 509,192 GBP2024-10: 513,470 GBP2024-11: 507,633 GBP2024-12: 509,168 GBP2025-01: 512,984 GBP2025-02: 512,103 GBP2025-03: 512,049 GBP2025-04: 506,926 GBP2025-05: 508,785 GBP2025-06: 510,216 GBP2025-07: 514,735 GBP2025-08: 528,426 GBP2025-09: 531,796 GBP2025-10: 532,900 GBP2025-11: 526,091 GBP2025-12: 521,579 GBP2026-01: 524,916 GBP2026-02: 530,184 GBP2026-03: 527,056 GBP2026-04: 524,121 GBP2026-05: 521,897 GBP2026-06: 522,755 GBP2026-07: 529,102 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Waltham Forest were 13,685 in 2024, down 0.7% from 2023.

Active enterprises13,6852024Down 0.7% from 2023
Enterprise births1,8952024Down 4.3% from 2023
13.6K13.7K13.8K13.9K14K14.1K2019202020212022202320242019: 13,745 count2020: 13,960 count2021: 14,015 count2022: 14,075 count2023: 13,775 count2024: 13,685 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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