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The character of Leytonstone
Leytonstone High Road carries steady through traffic, with the tube station subway a genuine local landmark rather than just a transport link. Whipps Cross Road, heading toward the hospital and Epping Forest, is generally calmer than the High Road itself. Wanstead Flats to the south offers open space but no vehicle access beyond the surrounding streets.
- Whipps Cross Road can back up near the hospital at shift-change times.
- Wanstead Flats has no vehicle access beyond the surrounding streets.
- The tube station subway carries the Hitchcock mosaics; the car waits on the street above.
- The A12 is the main factor for any journey toward central London or Stratford.














