Living in Chingford with children
Chingford, Waltham Forest. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date.
Schools
1 schools: 1 state primary, 0 state secondaryChingford on the schools map →Every school in Chingford, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Primary School | School remains Good | (32/51) in Waltham Forest | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)We don't hold Land Registry sales for Chingford yet, so its typical prices are unknown here.
Look up a home in Chingford →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 93% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 99%, on average across the 903 postcodes in E4. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWhat Ofsted found: 1 outstanding; 1 good, or expected standard. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £8.63 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 2 in Waltham Forest.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Waltham Forest
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: Waltham Forest.
Every date, and reminders →Nearby towns
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