IG10 2HQ

Loughton Fairmead · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Loughton
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest
Postcode district
IG10
Postcode sector
IG10 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG10 2AG 55 m
IG10 2AQ 77 m
IG10 2AD 86 m
IG10 2AF 92 m
IG10 2HH 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG10 2HQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG10
Postcode sector
IG10 2
Latitude
51.652060
Longitude
0.079720
British National Grid easting
543,970
British National Grid northing
196,855

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Parish or community
E04004040
Westminster constituency
Epping Forest · E14001226
Output area
E00110629
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 011E · E01021778
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 011 · E02004537

Postcode source versions

Explore IG10

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Colebrook Lane, Loughton, IG10 2HQ 3 March 2021 £410,000
16, Colebrook Lane, Loughton, IG10 2HQ 16 October 2020 £345,000
16, Colebrook Lane, Loughton, IG10 2HQ 28 May 2020 £288,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    379 m
  2. Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    472 m
  3. Debden Park High School

    Academy converter

    745 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,907
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 745
  • Shoplifting 200
  • Anti social behaviour 170
  • Vehicle crime 143
  • Criminal damage and arson 139

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

22 female, 26 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.4
IG10 2 residents
9,844

Age bands in IG10 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,859 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

1,199 residents

Age 25 to 44
28%

2,782 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,707 residents

Age 65 and over
13.9%

1,383 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IG10 2 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    433 m

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    1.4 km

  • LOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE DRIVE, LOUGHTON, IG10 1HW

    ODS code F81048

    1.8 km

  • ABRIDGE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 37 ONGAR ROAD, ABRIDGE, ROMFORD, RM4 1UD

    ODS code F81184

    3.0 km

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    3.2 km

  • PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY

    18 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LT

    ODS code F81165

    3.7 km

  • KINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 KINGS AVENUE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LP

    ODS code F81169

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Newmans Lane

    BCT · Debden

    0.1 miles
  • Newmans Lane

    BCT · Debden

    0.1 miles
  • Hatfields

    BCT · Loughton

    0.2 miles
  • Ibbetson Path

    BCT · Debden

    0.2 miles
  • Hatfields

    BCT · Loughton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 011E, 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

20,192 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

34 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 379 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,907 published events cover 12 months, averaging 158.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 745 events.

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