Which has the lower district median?
Canary Wharf: £466,530. Walthamstow: £535,000.
Canary Wharf is lower in this 24-month sample.
Canary Wharf (E14) or Walthamstow (E17): an area comparison
Canary Wharf has the lower recorded-sale median by £68,470. The cards below show how the two areas compare on prices, schools, green space, local profile and transport.
The short answer
Which has the broader school register?
Canary Wharf: 32. Walthamstow: 37 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: E14 161, E17 197. mapped green-space sites: E14 138, E17 92.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £68,470 across the 24-month samples. That gives Canary Wharf the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Canary Wharf has 32 registered schools, 138 mapped green-space sites and 161 bus nodes. Walthamstow has 37, 92 and 197 respectively.
District prices
E14 recorded 1,754 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £466,530. The £556,595 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
E17 recorded 1,987 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £535,000. The £576,129 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
E14
- Median recorded sale
- £466,530
- Average recorded sale
- £556,595
- Recorded sales
- 1,754 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
E17
- Median recorded sale
- £535,000
- Average recorded sale
- £576,129
- Recorded sales
- 1,987 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
Crime and serious-crime share
Police.uk records 15,446 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 5,099, or 33.0% of the total.
Police.uk records 12,265 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 3,945, or 32.2% of the total.
E14
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 15,446
- Selected report-category share
- 5,099 (33.0%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
E17
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 12,265
- Selected report-category share
- 3,945 (32.2%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
Local-area deprivation context
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. E14 has a median of 3.0. 59.1% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 8.1% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. E17 has a median of 4.0. 28.7% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 1.6% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
E14
- Median IMD decile
- 3.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 59.1%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 8.1%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
E17
- Median IMD decile
- 4.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 28.7%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 1.6%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
Schools
The register lists 32 open establishments in E14. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 37 open establishments in E17. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
E14
- Registered school sites
- 32 (16 plus: 1, Nursery: 1, Primary: 26, Secondary: 4)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
E17
- Registered school sites
- 37 (16 plus: 3, Nursery: 2, Primary: 25, Secondary: 7)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
Green space and outdoor sport
OS maps 138 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 55.64 hectares, including 42 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 92 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 98.39 hectares, including 13 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
E14
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 138
- Mapped site area
- 55.64 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 42
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
E17
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 92
- Mapped site area
- 98.39 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 13
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
Flood context
The source covers 2,110 postcode units. 127 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 222 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 1,613 postcode units. 331 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 408 have medium-risk surroundings.
E14
- Postcode units in source
- 2,110
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 127
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 222
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
E17
- Postcode units in source
- 1,613
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 331
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 408
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
Air quality
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 22.7 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 17.9 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
E14
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 22.7 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
E17
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 17.9 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
Transport access nodes
NaPTAN contains 161 active bus nodes and 82 rail, metro or tram nodes across E14. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 197 active bus nodes and 18 rail, metro or tram nodes across E17. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
E14
- Active bus access nodes
- 161
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 82
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
E17
- Active bus access nodes
- 197
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 18
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Broadband availability
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
E14
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
E17
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
Road safety
DfT records 802 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 5 fatal, 128 serious and 669 slight.
DfT records 610 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 3 fatal, 71 serious and 536 slight.
E14
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 802
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 128
- Slight
- 669
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
E17
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 610
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 71
- Slight
- 536
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Sources and method
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
- MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
- Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
- DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
- NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
For an address-specific desk check, Property Diligence’s paid report adds the more detailed property-level information available from public sources.