London boroughsHackney vs Waltham Forest
Hackney vs Waltham Forest: which borough suits you?
Hackney is more central, in zone 2, but Waltham Forest is £30k cheaper on the average sold price.
Hackney
#14 of 33
Waltham Forest
#30 of 33
Travelcard zone
Zone 2
Zone 3
Average house price
£560k
£530k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
11.5x
14.1x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
89
75
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
951 Mb
1005 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.1
7.2
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
224
39
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
819 ha
778 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
3892
1071
Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.
The full picture on each
Living in Waltham Forest
Greater London · zone 3 · average sold price £530k.
Read the Waltham Forest report