EN9 3SS

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 3SN 54 m
EN9 3SP 121 m
EN9 3SW 137 m
EN9 3SU 148 m
EN9 3ST 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EN9 3SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EN
Postcode district
EN9
Postcode sector
EN9 3
Latitude
51.689760
Longitude
0.047389
British National Grid easting
541,616
British National Grid northing
200,984

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
E00182526
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 009A · E01021806
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 009 · E02004535

Postcode source versions

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Church Cottages, 1, Horseshoe Hill, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SS 14 December 2015 £585,000
2, Church Cottages, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3SS 19 October 2001 £172,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
13
Secondary
4
  1. Upshire Primary Foundation School

    Foundation school

    834 m
  2. Hillhouse CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  3. Leverton Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
406
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 165
  • Vehicle crime 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Public order 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EN9 3 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
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

6

within 5 km

  • MAYNARD COURT SURGERY

    18 MAYNARD COURT, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3DU

    ODS code F81725

    1.9 km

  • MARKET SQUARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81749

    3.2 km

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    4.3 km

  • LOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE DRIVE, LOUGHTON, IG10 1HW

    ODS code F81048

    4.6 km

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    4.6 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY, EPPING

    301 HIGH STREET, EPPING, CM16 4DA

    ODS code F81072

    4.7 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

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Upshire

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Upshire

    0.1 miles
  • Fern Hall

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.3 miles
  • Fern Hall

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.3 miles
  • Princesfield Rd

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.7 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 4 secondary schools. Upshire Primary Foundation School is the nearest published school at 834 m.

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

Recorded crime

406 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 165 events.

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