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The short answer
Waltham Abbey provides a historic town setting with local amenities and access to Epping Forest. However, a car is required to reach Cuffley station, and the town itself can feel somewhat cut off from direct rail links.
Key stats
Commute to Moorgate
55 min peak · 64 min off-peak
Train changes
Direct
Drive to Cuffley
22 min
Schools
Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy
0.6 miles away
Good
Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery
1.7 miles away
Good
Brookland Junior School
2 miles away
Good
Haileybury Turnford
2.1 miles away
Good
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
2.2 miles away
Good
Keys Meadow Primary School
2.3 miles away
Good
High Beech CofE Primary School
2.4 miles away
Good
Hurst Drive Primary School
2.5 miles away
Good
Fern House School
2.7 miles away
Good
The Lea Valley Academy
2.7 miles away
Good
Property market
Median sale band by property type, based on Land Registry transactions in a 3-mile radius.
Detached
£500k–£600k
5 recent sales
Semi-detached
£400k–£500k
6 recent sales
Terraced
£400k–£500k
14 recent sales
Flat
under £300k
8 recent sales
Recent example sales
Terraced · EN9 3EP£430,000
Flat/Maisonette · EN10 6FT£240,000
Semi-detached · EN9 2NN£470,000
Well-known pubs nearby
The Queen's Head0.4 mi
Green Man0.7 mi
New Inn0.9 mi
Welsh Harp1 mi
Green Dragon1 mi
Green space nearby
Knolly's Nursery Recreation Field0.6 mi
Larsens Recreation Ground0.8 mi
Cornmill Meadows0.8 mi
Lifestyle at a glance
9
Restaurants
3/10
Arts & culture
3
Health clubs
15
Nurseries
Counts and scores only — named venues for restaurants and arts/culture aren't tracked yet, unlike pubs and green space above.
Practicalities
Crime
Very low
Index 36 · well below average
Average broadband
0 Mbps
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