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IG7 4FU

Hainault · Redbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chigwell
Ward
Hainault
Local authority
Redbridge
Constituency
Ilford North
Postcode district
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG7 4FL 100 m
IG7 4FT 106 m
IG7 4FN 108 m
IG7 4FX 109 m
IG7 4GU 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG7 4FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 4
Latitude
51.608544
Longitude
0.139762
British National Grid easting
548,265
British National Grid northing
192,136

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Redbridge · E09000026
Electoral ward
Hainault · E05011245
Parish or community
E43000216
Westminster constituency
Ilford North · E14001300
Output area
E00185769
Lower layer super output area
Redbridge 002D · E01003726
Middle layer super output area
Redbridge 002 · E02000752

Postcode source versions

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Property

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Birnam Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 4FU 9 April 2021 £640,000
13, Birnam Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 4FU 26 April 2018 £850,000
10, Birnam Crescent, Chigwell, IG7 4FU 28 March 2018 £645,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
41
Secondary
9

  1. Oasis Academy Pinewood

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km

  2. Forest Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

  3. Clockhouse Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
673
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 219
  • Other theft 113
  • Anti social behaviour 102
  • Vehicle crime 51
  • Public order 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

22 female, 21 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
3.3
IG7 4 residents
9,637

Age bands in IG7 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22%

2,028 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

987 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.2%

3,158 residents

Age 45 to 64
22%

2,037 residents

Age 65 and over
11.1%

1,029 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IG7 4 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

22

within 5 km

  • LYNWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A-6 LYNWOOD DRIVE, ROMFORD, RM5 3QL

    ODS code F82030

    1.9 km

  • CHASE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    13-15 CHASE CROSS ROAD, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, RM5 3PJ

    ODS code F82630

    2.0 km

  • THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE

    HAINAULT HEALTH CENTRE, MANFORD WAY, CHIGWELL, IG7 4DF

    ODS code F86007

    2.5 km

  • THE WILLOWS PRACTICE

    HAINAULT HEALTH CENTRE, MANFORD WAY, CHIGWELL, IG7 4DF

    ODS code F86057

    2.5 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

    LAWN FARM GROVE, CHADWELL HEATH, ROMFORD, RM6 5LL

    ODS code F82604

    2.7 km

  • DR GUPTA

    206 MAWNEY ROAD, ROMFORD, RM7 8BU

    ODS code F82610

    3.3 km

  • NORTH STREET MEDICAL CARE

    274 NORTH STREET, ROMFORD, RM1 4QJ

    ODS code F82009

    3.4 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

    200 CHADWELL HEATH LANE, CHADWELL HEATH, ROMFORD, RM6 4YU

    ODS code Y00155

    3.8 km

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

    34 NEW NORTH ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2XG

    ODS code F86085

    3.8 km

  • ASHTON GARDENS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82686

    3.9 km

  • THE UPSTAIRS SURGERY

    ASHTON GARDENS, ROMFORD, RM6 6RT

    ODS code F82019

    3.9 km

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    3.9 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    4.0 km

  • CHADWELL HEATH SURGERY

    72-74 CHADWELL HEATH LANE, CHADWELL HEATH, ROMFORD, RM6 4AF

    ODS code F86028

    4.0 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    4.2 km

  • ST EDWARDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 ST. EDWARDS WAY, ROMFORD, RM1 3DQ

    ODS code F82011

    4.3 km

  • WESTERN ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 WESTERN ROAD, ROMFORD, RM1 3LS

    ODS code F82013

    4.7 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    4.9 km

  • INGREBOURNE MEDICAL CENTRE

    135 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82648

    5.0 km

  • STRAIGHT ROAD SURGERY

    137 STRAIGHT ROAD, ROMFORD, RM3 7JJ

    ODS code F82671

    5.0 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

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

  • Hainault Forest Golf Club

    BCT · Hainault

    0.3 miles

  • Hainault Forest Golf Club

    BCT · Hainault

    0.4 miles

  • Romford Road (RM6)

    BCT · Hainault

    0.4 miles

  • Forest Road (IG7)

    BCT · Hainault

    0.4 miles

  • Forest Road (IG7)

    BCT · Hainault

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Redbridge 002D, 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

13,877 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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

64 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 9 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Pinewood is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

673 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 219 events.

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