HomeMatchLondonArea guides

Living in Leytonstone

Waltham Forest
43/100overall liveability across 9 data dimensions

Leytonstone sits in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Its strongest points are green space (89), area quality (45), groceries (41). The things to weigh up are safety (29) and transport (26). A typical two-bed here rents for around £1,718 a month. Scores are percentile-ranked against 132 London neighbourhoods, so a 70 means it beats roughly seven in ten areas.

Find areas like Leytonstone for your commute →

How Leytonstone scores

Typical rent in Waltham Forest

£1,3961 bed / studio
£1,7182 bed
£2,0143 bed

Median private rents for the London Borough of Waltham Forest (ONS Price Index of Private Rents).

🏛 £2,387/yr council tax (Band D, Waltham Forest) — MHCLG 2026-27

📶 Broadband up to 1.8 Gbps (gigabit available) — Ofcom, predicted, Waltham Forest

On the map

Nearby neighbourhoods

LeytonWaltham Forest · 1.7 kmWansteadRedbridge · 1.7 kmForest GateNewham · 2.4 kmWalthamstowWaltham Forest · 2.6 kmStratfordNewham · 3.1 kmHackney WickHackney · 3.5 km

Data: Police.uk + IoD 2025 crime domain (crime, month 2026-04); English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG; ONS HPSSA median sale price (Year ending Mar 2023 (ONS HPSSA)); ONS Price Index of Private Rents; OpenStreetMap via Overpass; London Air, Imperial College London. Scores are relative to 132 London neighbourhoods and exclude commute (that depends on where you work — run the matcher). A well-informed starting point, not advice; always visit in person.