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E4 7DF

Waltham Abbey South & Rural · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Waltham Abbey South & Rural
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest
Postcode district
E4
Postcode sector
E4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
E4 7RQ 96 m
E4 7RJ 165 m
E4 7RG 263 m
E4 7RH 263 m
E4 7RL 319 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
E4 7DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
E
Postcode district
E4
Postcode sector
E4 7
Latitude
51.662799
Longitude
-0.002759
British National Grid easting
538,232
British National Grid northing
197,890

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Electoral ward
Waltham Abbey South & Rural · E05015740
Parish or community
E04004036
Westminster constituency
Epping Forest · E14001226
Output area
E00182412
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 009A · E01021806
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 009 · E02004535

Postcode source versions

Explore E4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
46
Secondary
11

  1. Prince of Wales Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  2. High Beech CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  3. Freshsteps Independent school

    Other independent school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
580
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 222
  • Vehicle crime 72
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Public order 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

7 female, 29 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
E4 7 residents
13,498

Age bands in E4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

2,251 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,408 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

3,287 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

3,481 residents

Age 65 and over
20.3%

2,659 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider E4 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • MARKET SQUARE SURGERY

    WALTHAM ABBEY HEALTH CTRE, 13 SEWARDSTONE ROAD, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 1NP

    ODS code F81749

    2.5 km

  • THE ORDNANCE UNITY CENTRE FOR HEALTH

    645 HERTFORD ROAD, ENFIELD, EN3 6ND

    ODS code F85023

    2.7 km

  • MAYNARD COURT SURGERY

    18 MAYNARD COURT, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3DU

    ODS code F81725

    3.0 km

  • ABBEY ROAD SURGERY

    63 ABBEY ROAD, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 7LJ

    ODS code E82042

    3.1 km

  • KINGS HEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    178 KINGS HEAD HILL, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7NX

    ODS code F86700

    3.1 km

  • EAGLE HOUSE SURGERY

    291 HIGH STREET, ENFIELD, EN3 4DN

    ODS code F85004

    3.4 km

  • STANHOPE SURGERY

    STANHOPE ROAD, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 7DJ

    ODS code E82638

    3.5 km

  • EAST ENFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    188 HIGH STREET, PONDERS END, ENFIELD, EN3 4EZ

    ODS code F85634

    3.6 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

    1 MOUNT ECHO AVENUE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7JX

    ODS code F86078

    3.8 km

  • LARKSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 LARKSHALL ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7HS

    ODS code F86664

    4.0 km

  • NIGHTINGALE HOUSE SURGERY

    1-3 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, EDMONTON, LONDON, N9 8AJ

    ODS code F85058

    4.1 km

  • LOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE DRIVE, LOUGHTON, IG10 1HW

    ODS code F81048

    4.3 km

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    4.6 km

  • WARDEN LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GLEN LUCE, TURNERS HILL, CHESHUNT, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 8NW

    ODS code E82123

    4.7 km

  • THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY

    SILVERTHORN CENTRE, 2 FRIARS CLOSE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 6UN

    ODS code F86616

    4.8 km

  • BOUNCES ROAD SURGERY LTD

    308A HERTFORD ROAD, EDMONTON, LONDON, N9 7HD

    ODS code F85044

    4.9 km

  • BOUNDARY HOUSE SURGERY

    308A HERTFORD ROAD, EDMONTON, LONDON, N9 7HD

    ODS code F85676

    4.9 km

  • MEDICUS HEALTH PARTNERS

    FOREST PRIMARY CARE CTR, 308A HERTFORD ROAD, EDMONTON, LONDON, N9 7HD

    ODS code F85002

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Freddies

    BCT · Sewardstone

    0.0 miles

  • Freddies

    BCT · Sewardstone

    0.0 miles

  • The Plough

    BCT · Sewardstone

    0.2 miles

  • Chapel Field Nursery

    BCT · Sewardstone

    0.3 miles

  • Chapel Field Nursery

    BCT · Sewardstone

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 009A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,733 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

75 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 11 secondary schools. Prince of Wales Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

580 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 222 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.