Suffield Hatch
Neighbourhood · 19,306 residents
56Good
Good · better than 3 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
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- Prices are high for local incomes: affordability scores 29, where 60 is typical
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Around Suffield Hatch
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Is Suffield Hatch a good place to live?
Suffield Hatch scores 56/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
No topic reaches "very good" (70+); its best is safety (67).
It scores lowest on affordability (29).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Suffield Hatch in London, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Suffield Hatch
Terraced streets dominate here, red-brick and close-packed, with the kind of density that tells you this is inner London suburbia rather than anything approaching a village. Semis and flats fill the gaps, but it's the terrace that sets the tone — the sort of street where a For Sale board means a freehold two-up two-down, not a leasehold conversion, since most sales here go through as freehold rather than leasehold.
On paper, Suffield Hatch sits close to the middle nationally on deprivation but noticeably below on income, which is the kind of mismatch that shows up as decent housing stock alongside tighter household budgets. House prices at £525,000 run a touch below the Waltham Forest median but comfortably above the national and even the London-wide figures, and the five-year trend has been rising steadily rather than spiking, which tends to suit people planning to stay rather than flip. Schools are a mixed bag by name — Lime Academy Larkswood and Ainslie Wood Primary both carry Good ratings, useful if you've got young children, though the borough-wide Ofsted average sits right at the national norm rather than above it, so don't expect an automatic outstanding on your doorstep. With 35 transport stops serving the area but transport itself only graded C+, this reads as a place better served by bus than by rail — useful for local journeys, less convenient if your commute depends on a fast line into town.