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IG7 6AS

Chigwell with Lambourne · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chigwell with Lambourne
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest
Postcode district
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG7 5ES 334 m
IG7 5HG 377 m
IG7 5HJ 388 m
IG7 5HH 389 m
IG7 5ER 390 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG7 6AS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 6
Latitude
51.617324
Longitude
0.087117
British National Grid easting
544,592
British National Grid northing
193,007

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
E00110473
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 016A · E01021749
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 016 · E02004542

Postcode source versions

Explore IG7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
43
Secondary
13

  1. Chigwell Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    941 m

  2. Chigwell School

    Other independent school

    979 m

  3. Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,405
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 530
  • Anti social behaviour 174
  • Vehicle crime 154
  • Criminal damage and arson 102
  • Other theft 100

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IG7 6 residents
4,969

Age bands in IG7 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

907 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

517 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

1,281 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

1,414 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

1,060 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

24

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    1.3 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

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    1.7 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    1.9 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    2.5 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    2.6 km

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    2.8 km

  • PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY

    18 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LT

    ODS code F81165

    3.1 km

  • KINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 KINGS AVENUE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LP

    ODS code F81169

    3.2 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    3.8 km

  • THE BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86013

    3.9 km

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    4.0 km

  • KENWOOD MEDICAL

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86081

    4.1 km

  • THE HEATHCOTE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    KENWOOD GARDENS, ILFORD, IG2 6YG

    ODS code F86624

    4.1 km

  • CRANBROOK SURGERY

    737A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86698

    4.1 km

  • THE EASTERN AVENUE MEDICAL CENTRE

    737 A CRANBROOK ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 6RJ

    ODS code F86083

    4.1 km

  • LOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE DRIVE, LOUGHTON, IG10 1HW

    ODS code F81048

    4.2 km

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    4.2 km

  • THE PALMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    97-101 NETLEY ROAD, ILFORD, IG2 7NW

    ODS code F86009

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Grange Hill Station

    BCT · Grange Hill

    0.3 miles

  • Grange Hill Station

    BCT · Grange Hill

    0.3 miles

  • Grange Hill Underground Station

    MET · Grange Hill

    0.3 miles

  • Grange Hill Underground Station

    MET · Grange Hill

    0.3 miles

  • Millwell Crescent

    BCT · Grange Hill

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 016A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,366 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

80 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 13 secondary schools. Chigwell Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 941 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,405 published events cover 12 months, averaging 117.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 530 events.

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