IG7 6EB

Chigwell with Lambourne · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chigwell
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest
Postcode district
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG7 6EW 31 m
IG7 6EP 65 m
IG7 6EL 77 m
IG7 6DZ 94 m
IG7 6DU 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG7 6EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 6
Latitude
51.620560
Longitude
0.118889
British National Grid easting
546,781
British National Grid northing
193,430

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
E00110475
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 016A · E01021749
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 016 · E02004542

Postcode source versions

Explore IG7

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Lambourne Close, Chigwell, IG7 6EB 28 June 2024 £1,110,000
1, Lambourne Close, Chigwell, IG7 6EB 14 July 2023 £855,000
10, Lambourne Close, Chigwell, IG7 6EB 15 November 2022 £850,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
36
Secondary
7
  1. Chigwell Row Infant School

    Academy converter

    296 m
  2. Coppice Primary School

    Community school

    994 m
  3. Forest Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
854
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 332
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Public order 77
  • Vehicle crime 70
  • Other theft 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

13 female, 13 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.5% 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+
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

14

within 5 km

  • THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86007

    1.7 km

  • THE WILLOWS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86057

    1.7 km

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    2.9 km

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    3.1 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    3.3 km

  • ABRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81184

    3.6 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    3.8 km

  • LYNWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82030

    3.8 km

  • CHASE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82630

    3.9 km

  • MARKS GATE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F82604

    4.2 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    4.2 km

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    4.7 km

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    4.9 km

  • GROVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00155

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lambourne Road

    BCT · Chigwell Row

    0.2 miles
  • Lambourne Road

    BCT · Chigwell Row

    0.2 miles
  • Brocket Way Hainault

    BCT · Hainault

    0.3 miles
  • Brocket Way Hainault

    BCT · Hainault

    0.3 miles
  • Coppice Path

    BCT · Hainault

    0.5 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £855,000 from 3 recorded sales in IG7 6EB. 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

57 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. Chigwell Row Infant School is the nearest published school at 296 m.

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

Recorded crime

854 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 332 events.

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