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Roadworks in Waltham Forest by area

Across the areas we cover there are 10 roadworks on now and 9 booked for the next month, and 9 of them close the road. Here is every area ranked, the closures this week and next, and who is doing the digging.

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10roadworks on nownot counting small pavement jobs
9coming upbooked for the next 30 days
9road closureson now or coming up
6closures this week and next6 in the next 7 days

Darker means more roadworks. Tap an area for its page.

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Busiest right now: Walthamstow (11), Hale End (6) and Highams Park (4). The middle Waltham Forest area has 4, and 1 area has none at all. Most road closures: Walthamstow (5), Higham Hill (3) and Chingford (2).

Every area, ranked

1WalthamstowE1711745
2Hale EndIG86242
3Highams ParkE44131
4Upper WalthamstowE17440–
5Higham HillE173123
6ChingfordE43122
7LeytonstoneE111101

Roadworks on now or booked for the next 30 days within each area’s circle. Small pavement jobs aren’t counted (there are 20 of those). Areas overlap, so one job can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

Roads closing this week and next

Garner RoadRepairs to pipes or cables on the pavementHale End2 Nov to 6 NovThames Water
Kings Head HillRoad repairs in the roadChingford2 Nov to 6 NovLondon Borough Of Waltham Forest
High View RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadWalthamstow4 NovThames Water
The RidgewayRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadChingford5 Nov to 12 NovLondon Borough Of Waltham Forest

4 road closures starting in the next 14 days, soonest first. Tap a road for the details. Dates are what was booked and can change.

Roads closed now

Ardleigh RoadRoad improvements in the road and on the pavementHigham HillUntil 31 OctLondon Borough Of Waltham Forest
Montague RoadWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementLeytonstoneUntil 28 NovThames Water

2 road closures already under way, ending soonest first. Long closures are often for part of a road or part of the day.

Who is doing the digging

Thames Water1158%
London Borough Of Waltham Forest526%
Cadent Gas211%
London Borough Of Haringey15%

Roadworks on now or coming up across the areas we cover, by the company or council that booked them.

Where the figures come from

Roadworks and closures come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which every council and utility company in England uses to book works on the road. It is published once a month under the Open Government Licence, and the latest month we have is September 2026. We take the works the councils covering Waltham Forest publish, and count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page.

Dates are what was booked, and works often finish early or run late. Emergency repairs and works booked at short notice may not show until the next month. See our sources and their licences.

Roadworks in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Waltham Forest have the most roadworks?

Right now the areas with the most roadworks on or booked for the next month are Walthamstow (11), Hale End (6), Highams Park (4), Upper Walthamstow (4) and Higham Hill (3). The middle area has 4.

Which roads are closed in Waltham Forest this week?

6 road closures are on now or starting in the next seven days across the areas we cover, including Montague Road in Leytonstone, Ardleigh Road in Higham Hill and Garner Road in Hale End. The full list is on this page.

Who is doing the most roadworks in Waltham Forest?

Of the 19 roadworks on now or coming up, the most are by Thames Water (11), London Borough Of Waltham Forest (5) and Cadent Gas (2). Water, gas, phone and electricity companies need a permit to dig up the road, the same as the councils.

How up to date are the roadworks figures?

They come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which publishes every permit once a month; the latest month we have is September 2026. Works booked at short notice, and emergency repairs, may not show until the next month’s figures arrive.