EN9 1BH

Waltham Abbey West · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Waltham Abbey
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest
Postcode district
EN9
Postcode sector
EN9 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN9 1BY 78 m
EN9 1BE 89 m
EN9 1BP 104 m
EN9 1BJ 130 m
EN9 1FD 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN9 1BH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN9
Postcode sector
EN9 1
Latitude
51.686724
Longitude
-0.009895
British National Grid easting
537,666
British National Grid northing
200,537

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Parish or community
E04004036
Westminster constituency
Epping Forest · E14001226
Output area
E00110844
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 008E · E01021817
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 008 · E02004534

Postcode source versions

Explore EN9

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
75, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BH 11 November 2015 £550,000
74, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BH 12 December 2002 £290,000
75, Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1BH 3 May 2002 £335,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
41
Secondary
9
  1. Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    784 m
  2. Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,213
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 685
  • Anti social behaviour 299
  • Vehicle crime 226
  • Shoplifting 194
  • Criminal damage and arson 174

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
EN9 1 residents
8,677

Age bands in EN9 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,543 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

817 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.6%

2,471 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

2,205 residents

Age 65 and over
18.6%

1,609 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN9 1 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
0%
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

11

within 5 km

  • MARKET SQUARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81749

    838 m

  • ABBEY ROAD SURGERY

    63 ABBEY ROAD, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 7LJ

    ODS code E82042

    1.4 km

  • STANHOPE SURGERY

    STANHOPE ROAD, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 7DJ

    ODS code E82638

    1.5 km

  • MAYNARD COURT SURGERY

    18 MAYNARD COURT, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3DU

    ODS code F81725

    2.1 km

  • WARDEN LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82123

    2.3 km

  • THE ORDNANCE UNITY CENTRE FOR HEALTH

    645 HERTFORD ROAD, ENFIELD, EN3 6ND

    ODS code F85023

    2.6 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    13-15 HIGH STREET, CHESHUNT, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 0BX

    ODS code E82133

    3.1 km

  • CROMWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    11 CROMWELL AVENUE, CHESHUNT, WALTHAM CROSS, EN7 5DL

    ODS code E82079

    3.3 km

  • THE MAPLES

    VANCOUVER ROAD, BROXBOURNE, EN10 6FD

    ODS code E82063

    4.3 km

  • STOCKWELL LODGE MED.CTR.

    ROSEDALE WAY, CHESHUNT, WALTHAM CROSS, EN7 6HL

    ODS code E82115

    4.3 km

  • EAGLE HOUSE SURGERY

    291 HIGH STREET, ENFIELD, EN3 4DN

    ODS code F85004

    5.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Highbridge Retail Park

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.0 miles
  • Highbridge Rdbt

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.2 miles
  • Lea Road

    BCT · Waltham Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Lea Road

    BCT · Waltham Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Market Square

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 008E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,633 of 33,755

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

63 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 9 secondary schools. Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 784 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,213 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 685 events.

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