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Where is Walthamstow?

Walthamstow is located in the county of Greater London, London, four miles south-west of the town of Chigwell, 13 miles south of the major town of Harlow, and seven miles north-east of London. Walthamstow lies three miles south-west of the Essex border, and was historically in the county of Essex. Walthamstow falls within the London borough council of Waltham Forest, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the E17 postcode district. The post town for Walthamstow is London.

Walthamstow on a map

Map showing extent of Walthamstow as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Walthamstow
Map showing location of Walthamstow within the UK
Location of Walthamstow within the UK

Which county is Walthamstow in?

Walthamstow is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Essex, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyEssex
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Walthamstow in Greater London?

Walthamstow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater London, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater London.

Map showing location of Walthamstow within Greater London
Location of Walthamstow within Greater London

What is the postcode for Walthamstow?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Walthamstow is E17 4AT.

Where is Walthamstow in E17?

Walthamstow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the E17 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the E17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Walthamstow within E17
Location of Walthamstow within E17

What is the post town for Walthamstow?

The post town for Walthamstow is London. Walthamstow is in the E17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of London.

What is the latitude and longitude of Walthamstow?

The centre of Walthamstow is located at position 51.59165° latitude and -0.00489° longitude.

Latitude51.59165°
Longitude-0.00489°

What is the easting and northing of Walthamstow?

The centre of Walthamstow is located at the grid reference easting 538302 and northing 189974 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting538302
Northing189974

What are the nearest towns to Walthamstow?

Position of Walthamstow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Walthamstow to the centre of the town.

south-west
4m
Walthamstow is 4 miles south-west of Chigwell
south-west
5m
Walthamstow is 5 miles south-west of Loughton
south
7m
Walthamstow is 7 miles south of Waltham Abbey
south
7m
Walthamstow is 7 miles south of Waltham Cross
south
8m
Walthamstow is 8 miles south of Cheshunt
south-west
9m
Walthamstow is 9 miles south-west of Epping
south-east
11m
Walthamstow is 11 miles south-east of Potters Bar
south
12m
Walthamstow is 12 miles south of Hoddesdon
east
12m
Walthamstow is 12 miles east of Borehamwood
south
13m
Walthamstow is 13 miles south of Harlow

What are the nearest cities to Walthamstow?

Position of Walthamstow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Walthamstow to the centre of the city.

north-east
7m
Walthamstow is 7 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
8m
Walthamstow is 8 miles north-east of London
north-east
8m
Walthamstow is 8 miles north-east of City of Westminster
south-east
18m
Walthamstow is 18 miles south-east of St Albans
south-west
23m
Walthamstow is 23 miles south-west of Chelmsford
west
31m
Walthamstow is 31 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
south
43m
Walthamstow is 43 miles south of Cambridge
south-west
44m
Walthamstow is 44 miles south-west of Colchester
south-east
45m
Walthamstow is 45 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
north-west
52m
Walthamstow is 52 miles north-west of Canterbury

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