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Cathall

Ward

South Waltham Forest. About 10,429 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Cathall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,483
2,245th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Cathall compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

CathallMiddle
Population22 wards, Waltham Forest · 2021
Population: every ward in Waltham Forest22 areas from 8,197 to 17,254. The middle area is 13,030. Cathall is 10,483.
10,4836th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 wards, Waltham Forest · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Waltham Forest22 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Cathall is 100.0%.
100%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Waltham Forest · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Waltham Forest22 areas from 89.8% to 98.6%. The middle area is 94.4%. Cathall is 90.2%.
90.2%2nd lowest
Claimant rate22 wards, Waltham Forest · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Waltham Forest22 areas from 4.6% to 8.5%. The middle area is 6.5%. Cathall is 7.7%.
7.7%4th highest

Is Cathall safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cathall at a rate of 111.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.8 per 1,000 people across Waltham Forest.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 106 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cathall.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (309), anti-social behaviour (242) and other crime (164).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Waltham Forest

These figures are published for the whole of Waltham Forest, not for each ward, so they describe all of Waltham Forest and not Cathall alone. See Waltham Forest

Average house price
£529,102
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,350
45th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.7×
25th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.5
Joint 98th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Cathall in brief

Cathall had 10,483 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Cathall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Cathall, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cathall, 7.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.