Leytonstone
Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Leytonstone at a glance
- House prices
- £500,000
- Higher prices88th percentile
- Schools
- 68th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 87th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 190.3 per 1,000 residents
- Weak4th percentile
- Flood risk
- Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land6th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Leytonstone a good place to live?
Leytonstone may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Waltham Forest below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Leytonstone
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 190.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 4th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Leytonstone
House prices
- Median sale price
- £500,000
- Percentile
- 88th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 77 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Leytonstone
Schools
68th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Leytonstone
Flood risk
Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 6th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Leytonstone
Transport
87th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Leytonstone a good place to live?
Leytonstone may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Leytonstone safe?
Leytonstone ranks in the 4th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Leytonstone?
The median sale price was £500,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 88th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Leytonstone?
Schools rank in the 68th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Leytonstone?
Nearby public profiles include St. James in Waltham Forest and Hatch Lane & Highams Park North in Waltham Forest.
