Spruce Hills Road
Waltham Forest, Greater London, England
Reality check: Good connectivity and walkability suit a professional lifestyle. Safety score of 30 is worth considering, especially at night.
Who Is This Street For?
Scored by profile based on what matters most to each group.
Transport (100) and walkability (75) are strong. with excellent local amenities. Good for commuting and social life.
Workable for families, but safety (30) may concern parents.
How this is calculated
Safety 30%, Schools 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%
Transport (100) and walkability (75) are strong. with excellent local amenities. Good for commuting and social life.
How this is calculated
Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%
Moderate investment case — reasonable liquidity, stable market.
How this is calculated
Liquidity 35%, Market 35%, Price trend bonus up to +30
Good with limitations — good daily access, walkable.
How this is calculated
Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%
At £490,000, affordability is the main stretch. Transport (100) and services (75) help.
How this is calculated
Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%
How Life Works Here
Spruce Hills Road is located in Waltham Forest, near Walthamstow, Greater London. Crime rates are above average, with 292 incidents recorded in 12 months. Violence and sexual offences are the most frequent category. Violent offences make up 42% of reports. Daily amenities are excellent, with 6 facilities within walking distance, including fast_food (3), cafe (1), and convenience (1). The closest is Picnic Sandwich Bar (cafe, 104m). Transport connections are strong, with rail and bus links nearby. The nearest stop (Thorpe Coombe Hospital) is 129m away. The median property price is £490,000, though prices have fallen 16% over five years. Based on 57 transactions recorded since 2014. The market is highly active with frequent sales. The local area has a moderate population, with a high proportion of rented accommodation. There are 20 schools within 2 km, 19 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 6 are rated Outstanding. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 324m away. Note that above-average crime in the area may offset the school accessibility for families. This street may particularly suit young professionals. Some market indicators point to a cooling trend. Overall, this street scores 68 out of 100 for liveability, placing it in the top 5% within its district.
Score Breakdown
Each dimension scored 0-100 from open government data. Source listed under each bar.
police.uk crime data (12-month rolling), LSOA-level area, not street-level
OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km
DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops
DEFRA noise & air quality, OS green space
HM Land Registry price paid data
GIAS schools + Ofsted ratings
OSM footpath density + connectivity
EPC Register — awaiting public API access
Environment Agency flood zones
Property Market
Terraced | Freehold | Market: hot
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence v3.0)
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Nearby Amenities
Public Services Nearby
Public facilities within walking distance from Spruce Hills Road, with detailed information for each.
gyms & sports centres (2)
- Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre 397m · 5 min walk
- Peter May Sports Centre 1252m · 16 min walk
hospitals (4)
- Jane Atkinson Health and Wellbeing Centre 171m · 2 min walk
- Window to the Womb 396m · 5 min walk
- Reliable Scan Limited 856m · 11 min walk
- Whipps Cross University Hospital 1749m · 22 min walk
libraries (3)
- Wood Street Library 461m · 6 min walk
- Walthamstow Library 1190m · 15 min walk
- Higham Hill Library 1389m · 17 min walk
parks & green spaces (5)
- Ambering Park 566m · 7 min walk
- Bisterne Avenue Park 734m · 9 min walk
- Lloyd Park 799m · 10 min walk
- Kitchener Park 867m · 11 min walk
- Henry Maynard Junior School Community Garden 1171m · 15 min walk
schools (5)
- Holy Family Catholic School 324m · 4 min walk
- Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School 324m · 4 min walk
- The Woodside Primary Academy 422m · 5 min walk
- Frederick Bremer School 440m · 6 min walk
- Whitefield School 533m · 7 min walk
Transport Links
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- Sycamore Path — Waltham Forest63
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Data Transparency
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- OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
- police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
- OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
- DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
- GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
- Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
- DEFRA noise and air quality — OGL v3.0
- ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0
All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees.
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