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IG7 5AB

Chigwell with Lambourne · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chigwell
Ward
Chigwell with Lambourne
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest
Postcode district
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG7 5AA 213 m
IG7 5DF 229 m
IG7 5EF 249 m
IG7 6BJ 396 m
IG7 5BT 544 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG7 5AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 5
Latitude
51.616740
Longitude
0.059095
British National Grid easting
542,654
British National Grid northing
192,887

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Electoral ward
Chigwell with Lambourne · E05015726
Parish or community
E04004039
Westminster constituency
Epping Forest · E14001226
Output area
E00110480
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 016B · E01021750
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 016 · E02004542

Postcode source versions

Explore IG7

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Spurs Lodge, Luxborough Lane, Chigwell, IG7 5AB 31 July 2017 £7,200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
95
Primary
51
Secondary
18

  1. Luxborough Court School

    Other independent special school

    118 m

  2. West Hatch High School

    Academy converter

    544 m

  3. St John's RC School (Essex)

    Non-maintained special school

    918 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,037
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 346
  • Vehicle crime 189
  • Anti social behaviour 120
  • Public order 72
  • Burglary 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IG7 5 residents
9,027

Age bands in IG7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,719 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,001 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

2,525 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.6%

2,228 residents

Age 65 and over
17.5%

1,583 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.

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

33

within 5 km

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    1.4 km

  • PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY

    18 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LT

    ODS code F81165

    1.5 km

  • KINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 KINGS AVENUE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LP

    ODS code F81169

    1.5 km

  • THE BROADWAY SURGERY

    3 BROADWAY GARDENS, MONKHAMS AVENUE, WOODFORD GREEN, IG8 0HF

    ODS code F86013

    2.0 km

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    2.1 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    2.4 km

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    2.5 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    2.5 km

  • RYDAL

    375 HIGH ROAD, WOODFORD GREEN, IG8 9QJ

    ODS code F86012

    2.9 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    2.9 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    3.0 km

  • THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86007

    3.2 km

  • THE WILLOWS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86057

    3.2 km

  • QUEEN MARY PRACTICE

    SOUTH WOODFORD HEALTH CENTRE, 114 HIGH ROAD, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2QS

    ODS code F86658

    3.4 km

  • THE ELMHURST PRACTICE

    114 HIGH ROAD, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2QS

    ODS code F86064

    3.4 km

  • SOUTHDENE SURGERY

    THE SHRUBBERIES, GEORGE LANE, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 1BD

    ODS code F86066

    3.4 km

  • THE SHRUBBERIES MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE SHRUBBERIES, GEORGE LANE, LONDON, E18 1BD

    ODS code F86641

    3.4 km

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    3.6 km

  • LOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE DRIVE, LOUGHTON, IG10 1HW

    ODS code F81048

    3.6 km

  • GLEBELANDS PRACTICE

    2 GLEBELANDS AVENUE, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2AB

    ODS code F86020

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 33 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • West Hatch School

    BCT · Chigwell

    0.4 miles

  • West Hatch School

    BCT · Chigwell

    0.4 miles

  • Club House

    BCT · Chigwell

    0.5 miles

  • Club House

    BCT · Chigwell

    0.5 miles

  • Chester Road

    BCT · Chigwell

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 016B, 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

28,014 of 33,755

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

95 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 18 secondary schools. Luxborough Court School is the nearest published school at 118 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,037 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 346 events.

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