EN9 3QU

Waltham Abbey South & Rural · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EN9 3QY 40 m
EN9 3LX 294 m
EN9 3RU 349 m
EN9 3PY 363 m
EN9 3TX 384 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN9 3QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN9
Postcode sector
EN9 3
Latitude
51.679091
Longitude
0.030504
British National Grid easting
540,482
British National Grid northing
199,765

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
E00110797
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 008D · E01021810
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 008 · E02004534

Postcode source versions

Explore EN9

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Skilletts Hill Farm, Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3QU 11 June 2014 £2,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
22
Secondary
5
  1. Leverton Primary School

    Foundation school

    928 m
  2. Hillhouse CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. Upshire Primary Foundation School

    Foundation school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
872
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 395
  • Vehicle crime 104
  • Criminal damage and arson 86
  • Anti social behaviour 75
  • Public order 67

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • MAYNARD COURT SURGERY

    18 MAYNARD COURT, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3DU

    ODS code F81725

    1.0 km

  • MARKET SQUARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81749

    2.1 km

  • LOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE DRIVE, LOUGHTON, IG10 1HW

    ODS code F81048

    3.8 km

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    4.0 km

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    4.1 km

  • ABBEY ROAD SURGERY

    63 ABBEY ROAD, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 7LJ

    ODS code E82042

    4.2 km

  • STANHOPE SURGERY

    STANHOPE ROAD, WALTHAM CROSS, EN8 7DJ

    ODS code E82638

    4.4 km

  • THE ORDNANCE UNITY CENTRE FOR HEALTH

    645 HERTFORD ROAD, ENFIELD, EN3 6ND

    ODS code F85023

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Skillet Hill Farm

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.0 miles
  • Skillet Hill Farm

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.1 miles
  • Margherita Road

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.3 miles
  • Margherita Road

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.3 miles
  • Jewish Cemetery

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 008D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,301 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Leverton Primary School is the nearest published school at 928 m.

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

Recorded crime

872 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 395 events.

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