IG10 4AY

Loughton St John's · 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
IG10
Postcode sector
IG10 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG10 4HR 317 m
IG10 4AJ 758 m
IG10 4BF 767 m
IG10 4AE 890 m
IG10 4AF 919 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG10 4AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG10
Postcode sector
IG10 4
Latitude
51.655778
Longitude
0.039987
British National Grid easting
541,210
British National Grid northing
197,191

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
E00110672
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 012B · E01021787
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 012 · E02004538

Postcode source versions

Explore IG10

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
24
Secondary
8
  1. Staples Road Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. High Beech CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. Oaklands School

    Other independent school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
623
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 171
  • Shoplifting 125
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Vehicle crime 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IG10 4 residents
4,735

Age bands in IG10 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

778 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

457 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

1,114 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

1,435 residents

Age 65 and over
21%

1,003 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • LOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE DRIVE, LOUGHTON, IG10 1HW

    ODS code F81048

    1.3 km

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    1.6 km

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    2.4 km

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    3.1 km

  • PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY

    18 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LT

    ODS code F81165

    3.2 km

  • KINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 KINGS AVENUE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LP

    ODS code F81169

    3.3 km

  • MAYNARD COURT SURGERY

    18 MAYNARD COURT, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3DU

    ODS code F81725

    3.6 km

  • LARKSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 LARKSHALL ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7HS

    ODS code F86664

    4.1 km

  • KINGS HEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    178 KINGS HEAD HILL, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7NX

    ODS code F86700

    4.2 km

  • MARKET SQUARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81749

    4.2 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

    1 MOUNT ECHO AVENUE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7JX

    ODS code F86078

    4.6 km

  • THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY

    SILVERTHORN CENTRE, 2 FRIARS CLOSE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 6UN

    ODS code F86616

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Traps Hill

    BCT · Loughton

    0.9 miles
  • Traps Hill

    BCT · Loughton

    0.9 miles
  • Forest Road

    BCT · Loughton

    0.9 miles
  • Forest Road

    BCT · Loughton

    0.9 miles
  • The Crown

    BCT · Loughton

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 012B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,674 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 8 secondary schools. Staples Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

623 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 171 events.

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