IG7 6FD

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 6BY 140 m
IG7 6JG 556 m
IG7 6JQ 740 m
IG7 6JF 792 m
IG7 6BZ 795 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG7 6FD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG7
Postcode sector
IG7 6
Latitude
51.626690
Longitude
0.104003
British National Grid easting
545,731
British National Grid northing
194,082

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
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
51
Primary
30
Secondary
8
  1. Chigwell Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  2. Wells Park School

    Academy special converter

    1.3 km
  3. Chigwell Row Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
321
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 131
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Vehicle crime 33
  • Drugs 29
  • Public order 29

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.

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

    2.1 km

  • THE WILLOWS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86057

    2.1 km

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    2.7 km

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    3.0 km

  • ABRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81184

    3.1 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    3.3 km

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    3.6 km

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    3.7 km

  • FULLWELL CROSS MED. CTR.

    1 TOMSWOOD HILL, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, IG6 2HG

    ODS code F86010

    3.8 km

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    3.9 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    4.0 km

  • PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY

    18 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LT

    ODS code F81165

    4.1 km

  • LOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE DRIVE, LOUGHTON, IG10 1HW

    ODS code F81048

    4.2 km

  • KINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 KINGS AVENUE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LP

    ODS code F81169

    4.2 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

  • Lambourne Road

    BCT · Chigwell Row

    0.7 miles
  • High View School Lane

    BCT · Chigwell Row

    0.7 miles
  • Lambourne Road

    BCT · Chigwell Row

    0.7 miles
  • Brocket Way / The Lowe

    BCT · Hainault

    1.0 miles
  • Manor Road (IG7)

    BCT · Hainault

    1.0 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. Chigwell Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

321 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 131 events.

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