IG7 5EL

Grange Hill · 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
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG7 5DS 18 m
IG7 5DR 52 m
IG7 5DP 59 m
IG7 5PU 80 m
IG7 5PS 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG7 5EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 5
Latitude
51.609942
Longitude
0.082546
British National Grid easting
544,299
British National Grid northing
192,177

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Parish or community
E04004039
Westminster constituency
Epping Forest · E14001226
Output area
E00110556
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 017D · E01021767
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 017 · E02004543

Postcode source versions

Explore IG7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
92
Primary
50
Secondary
15
  1. Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    365 m
  2. Limes Farm Junior School

    Community school

    365 m
  3. New Rush Hall School

    Community special school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,965
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 689
  • Anti social behaviour 264
  • Vehicle crime 222
  • Shoplifting 143
  • Other theft 135

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.

GP practices

30

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    502 m

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    899 m

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    1.1 km

  • THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86007

    1.5 km

  • THE WILLOWS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86057

    1.5 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    1.7 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    1.7 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    3.0 km

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    3.0 km

  • PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY

    18 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LT

    ODS code F81165

    3.2 km

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    3.3 km

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    3.3 km

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    3.3 km

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    3.3 km

  • KINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 KINGS AVENUE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LP

    ODS code F81169

    3.3 km

  • THE BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86013

    3.4 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    3.7 km

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

    NEWBURY PARK HEALTH CTRE, 40 PERRYMANS FARM ROAD, NEWBURY PARK, ILFORD, IG2 7LE

    ODS code F86060

    3.7 km

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

    63 ETHELBERT GARDENS, GANTS HILL, ILFORD, IG2 6UP

    ODS code F86008

    3.9 km

  • RYDAL

    375 HIGH ROAD, WOODFORD GREEN, IG8 9QJ

    ODS code F86012

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Limes Avenue

    BCT · Grange Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Limes Avenue

    BCT · Grange Hill

    0.1 miles
  • St Winifreds Church

    BCT · Grange Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Westmede

    BCT · Grange Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Limes Ave

    BCT · Grange Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 017D, 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

29,520 of 33,755

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

92 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 15 secondary schools. Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 365 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,965 published events cover 12 months, averaging 163.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 689 events.

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