IG7 6DD

Chigwell with Lambourne · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG7 6DB 62 m
IG7 6EG 78 m
IG7 6EF 84 m
IG7 6JU 107 m
IG7 6DE 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG7 6DD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2008
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 6
Latitude
51.619765
Longitude
0.113593
British National Grid easting
546,417
British National Grid northing
193,331

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
E00110474
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
60
Primary
37
Secondary
9
  1. Chigwell Row Infant School

    Academy converter

    648 m
  2. Coppice Primary School

    Community school

    827 m
  3. Wells Park School

    Academy special converter

    982 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,160
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 454
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Vehicle crime 103
  • Public order 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 83

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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    2.6 km

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    2.7 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    3.0 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    3.5 km

  • ABRIDGE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 37 ONGAR ROAD, ABRIDGE, ROMFORD, RM4 1UD

    ODS code F81184

    3.7 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    3.9 km

  • LYNWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82030

    4.0 km

  • CHASE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82630

    4.2 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82604

    4.2 km

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    4.4 km

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    4.7 km

  • PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY

    18 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LT

    ODS code F81165

    4.8 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    4.9 km

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    4.9 km

  • KINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 KINGS AVENUE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LP

    ODS code F81169

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Lambourne Road

    BCT · Chigwell Row

    0.0 miles
  • Lambourne Road

    BCT · Chigwell Row

    0.1 miles
  • Brocket Way Hainault

    BCT · Hainault

    0.3 miles
  • Brocket Way Hainault

    BCT · Hainault

    0.3 miles
  • Coppice Path

    BCT · Hainault

    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

60 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 9 secondary schools. Chigwell Row Infant School is the nearest published school at 648 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,160 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 454 events.

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