WageSight

Waltham Forest

Data to Aug 2026

Published at local authority grain.

Recent months are provisional and revised in later ONS releases; this page always shows the latest published value (data to 2026-08-01).

Median monthly pay
£3,065
+3.8% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay
Real pay vs CPIH
+0.5%
CPIH 3.30%
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
Source: Derived: HMRC RTISA median pay deflated by ONS CPIH for 2026-08-01; PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay; Consumer Price Indices (ONS MM23/CPIH)
Payrolled employees
135,878
-1.7% on year
How we know this
Grade A · data to 2026-08-01
Source: PAYE RTI Dataset — Payrolled Employees & Median Pay

Median pay trend

Median monthly pay trend, falling over the period, ending at the latest month.
Trend shown as a non-recoverable image; the exact monthly history is available via the WageSight grounding API.

How it compares

AreaMedian payChange, yrReal termsEmployees
Hackney£3,165+3.5%+0.2%132,725
Waltham Forest£3,065+3.8%+0.5%135,878
Haringey£2,961+3.4%+0.1%130,504
Harrow£2,833+4.1%+0.8%124,849
Enfield£2,620+3.3%+0.0%144,846
London£3,118+3.2%-0.1%4,342,482
United Kingdom£2,657+3.5%+0.2%30,227,243

Figures exact as published; WageSight does not round. The quarterly LAD release means mixed vintages are normal — a row a quarter behind shows its own data month.

Everyday & leisure spending

Everyday and leisure spending, priced at the area's CPI region — not a weekly food shop, rent, energy, or council tax.

Eating out basket£79.67
Night out for two£190.42
Night out with friends£59.23
Family day out£426.41
Household essentials (monthly)£59.24
Dog owner monthly costs£43.42
Monthly leisure activities£138.46

Priced at London prices (CPI region), not the town.

Healthy life expectancy

Women: 64.5 healthy years at birth (59.8–69.2) · England 61.3 — not significantly different from England

Men: 64.4 healthy years at birth (59.9–68.9) · England 60.9 — not significantly different from England

Official statistics in development (2022–2024), at birth. Comparisons are gated on statistical significance; change over time is not asserted.

About these figures. Pay and employment derive from HMRC PAYE RTI, published by ONS. Real pay is deflated by CPIH (3.30%). Recent months are provisional and revised in later releases.