EN9 3BU

Waltham Abbey South & Rural · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest
Postcode district
EN9
Postcode sector
EN9 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN9 3BG 49 m
EN9 3JW 100 m
EN9 3AU 117 m
EN9 3BQ 123 m
EN9 3BH 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN9 3BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
1 February 2005
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN9
Postcode sector
EN9 3
Latitude
51.683907
Longitude
0.016644
British National Grid easting
539,509
British National Grid northing
200,274

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
E00110794
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 008C · E01021809
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 008 · E02004534

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
26
Secondary
5
  1. Leverton Primary School

    Foundation school

    172 m
  2. Hillhouse CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    544 m
  3. King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy

    Academy converter

    635 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,717
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 672
  • Vehicle crime 195
  • Anti social behaviour 181
  • Criminal damage and arson 163
  • Public order 126

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EN9 3 residents
11,665

Age bands in EN9 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,164 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,219 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

3,073 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

3,119 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

2,041 residents

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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • MAYNARD COURT SURGERY

    18 MAYNARD COURT, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3DU

    ODS code F81725

    310 m

  • MARKET SQUARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81749

    1.0 km

  • ABBEY ROAD SURGERY

    63 ABBEY ROAD, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 7LJ

    ODS code E82042

    3.2 km

  • STANHOPE SURGERY

    STANHOPE ROAD, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 7DJ

    ODS code E82638

    3.4 km

  • WARDEN LODGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E82123

    4.0 km

  • THE ORDNANCE UNITY CENTRE FOR HEALTH

    645 HERTFORD ROAD, ENFIELD, EN3 6ND

    ODS code F85023

    4.1 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82133

    4.6 km

  • LOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE DRIVE, LOUGHTON, IG10 1HW

    ODS code F81048

    4.7 km

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Shernbroke Road

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.0 miles
  • Gant Court

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.0 miles
  • Morris Court

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.1 miles
  • Downlands

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.1 miles
  • Stonyshotts

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 008C, 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

14,554 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Leverton Primary School is the nearest published school at 172 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,717 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 672 events.

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