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IG7 6DQ

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG7 6BY 977 m
IG7 6FD 988 m
RM4 1AU 1.3 km
IG7 6DH 1.3 km
IG7 6EU 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG7 6DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 6
Latitude
51.634226
Longitude
0.111563
British National Grid easting
546,230
British National Grid northing
194,935

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

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Property

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19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Little London Farm, Gravel Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DQ 8 December 2025 £2,010,000
Brandons, Gravel Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DQ 8 December 2020 £665,000
Thrift House, Gravel Lane, Chigwell, IG7 6DQ 30 January 2020 £2,350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
22
Secondary
6

  1. Chigwell Row Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  2. Lambourne Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  3. Chigwell Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
115
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 50
  • Vehicle crime 18
  • Other theft 11
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Drugs 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

39 female, 35 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IG7 6 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+
95.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
90.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.6%
Gigabit-capable
90.6%
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

13

within 5 km

  • ABRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81184

    2.2 km

  • THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86007

    3.0 km

  • THE WILLOWS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86057

    3.0 km

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    3.4 km

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    3.7 km

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    3.9 km

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    4.0 km

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    4.2 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    4.2 km

  • LOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE DRIVE, LOUGHTON, IG10 1HW

    ODS code F81048

    4.2 km

  • PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY

    18 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LT

    ODS code F81165

    4.7 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    4.8 km

  • KINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 KINGS AVENUE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LP

    ODS code F81169

    4.8 km

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

  • Caravan Park

    BCT · Abridge

    1.0 miles

  • Caravan Park

    BCT · Abridge

    1.0 miles

  • Field Close

    BCT · Abridge

    1.0 miles

  • Field Close

    BCT · Abridge

    1.0 miles

  • Lambourne Road

    BCT · Chigwell Row

    1.0 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
8
Medium risk addresses
6
Low risk addresses
6
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

Property market

The five-year median is £2,010,000 from 1 recorded sale in IG7 6DQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Epping Forest is £536,765 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 6 secondary schools. Chigwell Row Infant School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

115 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 50 events.

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