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IG7 5NF

Grange Hill · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chigwell
Ward
Grange Hill
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest
Postcode district
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG7 5AJ 32 m
IG7 5NT 84 m
IG7 5NB 85 m
IG7 5ND 86 m
IG7 5NE 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG7 5NF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 5
Latitude
51.607395
Longitude
0.086170
British National Grid easting
544,558
British National Grid northing
191,901

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Electoral ward
Grange Hill · E05015729
Parish or community
E04004039
Westminster constituency
Epping Forest · E14001226
Output area
E00110565
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 017A · E01021764
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 017 · E02004543

Postcode source versions

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Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
484, Limes Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5NF 20 February 2019 £195,000
484, Limes Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5NF 21 January 2015 £170,000
490, Limes Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5NF 26 July 2010 £110,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
96
Primary
51
Secondary
15

  1. Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    113 m

  2. Limes Farm Junior School

    Community school

    113 m

  3. New Rush Hall School

    Community special school

    763 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,171
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 768
  • Anti social behaviour 275
  • Vehicle crime 241
  • Shoplifting 172
  • Other theft 156

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
84

48 female, 36 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IG7 5 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

35

within 5 km

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    262 m

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    580 m

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    814 m

  • THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86007

    1.2 km

  • THE WILLOWS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86057

    1.2 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    1.4 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    1.6 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    3.0 km

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    3.1 km

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    3.1 km

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    3.1 km

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    3.1 km

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    3.4 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    3.4 km

  • NEWBURY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86060

    3.4 km

  • PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY

    18 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LT

    ODS code F81165

    3.6 km

  • KINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 KINGS AVENUE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LP

    ODS code F81169

    3.7 km

  • THE BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86013

    3.7 km

  • GANTS HILL MED CTR & THE REDBRIDGE SURG

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

    ODS code F86008

    3.7 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 35 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

  • Murtwell Dr

    BCT · Grange Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Tudor Crescent

    BCT · Hainault

    0.2 miles

  • Westmede

    BCT · Grange Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Limes Ave

    BCT · Grange Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Limes Avenue

    BCT · Grange Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 017A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,243 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
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

96 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 15 secondary schools. Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 113 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,171 published events cover 12 months, averaging 180.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 768 events.

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