Strong on schools and transport, with safety to consider

Wood Street at a glance

House prices
£527,000
Higher prices90th percentile
Schools
87th percentile
Strong
Transport
97th percentile
Strong
Crime rate
93.4 per 1,000 residents
Weak28th 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 figures

Is Wood Street a good place to live?

Wood Street may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and 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

  • Families who care about school performance
  • 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 Wood Street

Crime rate

Crime rate
93.4 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
28th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

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 Wood Street

House prices

Median sale price
£527,000
Percentile
90th percentile nationally

House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 75 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 Wood Street

Schools

87th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Wood Street

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 Wood Street

Transport

97th 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.

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FAQs

Is Wood Street a good place to live?

Wood Street may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and 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 Wood Street safe?

Wood Street ranks in the 28th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Wood Street?

The median sale price was £527,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 90th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Wood Street?

Schools rank in the 87th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Wood Street?

Nearby public profiles include Cathall in Waltham Forest and Endlebury in Waltham Forest.