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New to Waltham Forest? We hope you find this guide for new residents useful.
Things you need to know include registering for a doctor, paying your council tax, bin collections, getting around, things to do and more.
Waltham Forest has a numerous doctors surgeries and health centres. Enter your post code to compare services they offer.
You have a right to chose a practice that you feel best suits your needs.
For regular check ups and other dental work, including emergency appointments, you’ll need to register with a local dentist.
There are dental practices throughout Waltham Forest offering both NHS and private treatments.
Hospitals provide emergency, outpatient and inpatient care:
Providing emergency, outpatient and inpatient care.
Walk-in centres (NHS) treat minor injuries like infections, sprains, strains or breaks.
Pharmacies (NHS) help with minor, everyday illnesses such as coughs, colds and headaches, try your local pharmacy first.
Waltham Forest is a great place to walk or cycle and there’s a lot going on to encourage more people to get around this way.
Waltham Forest has well connected bus routes making it easy to get around by bus. There’s a central bus station in Walthamstow, next to Walthamstow Central Tube Station, and a network of bus routes covering the whole borough.
There are four London Underground stations in Waltham Forest and eight train stations, serving every part of the borough and beyond.
Waltham Forest is well-connected by road to the rest of London and beyond.
Our aim is to reduce car journeys and make walking, cycling and public transport the best and easiest option
You can do your bit in the colder months by volunteering as a snow angel and help clear snow and ice in the winter, to keep cars moving in your area.
If you want to vote in local and UK general elections, you’ll need to register here in Waltham Forest, even if you were previously registered where you used to live.
If you live in Waltham Forest, you must register for Council Tax
There are a number of ways you can choose to pay
In Waltham Forest, what you do with your everyday household rubbish depends on the kind of property you live in.
Most homes have a green, brown and black wheelie bin, as well as special bags or boxes to store rubbish that can be recycled.
You can also get bulky items that are too big for wheelie bins, like sofas, collected from outside your home
There are three household waste and recycling centres in the borough
Each site has different rules about what they take, and different opening hours.
It’s easy to report problems in Waltham Forest, whether they are
If you need help with a problem in your neighbourhood or see something that needs attention
You can also report problems via Twitter
Waltham Forest has a diverse community including people from different backgrounds, ethnicities and cultures. Welcoming and friendly, there’s always something going on.