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IG8 9LA

Hatch Lane & Highams Park North · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Hatch Lane & Highams Park North
Local authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green
Postcode district
IG8
Postcode sector
IG8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG8 0UE 98 m
IG8 9QJ 131 m
IG8 9QU 136 m
IG8 9QH 144 m
IG8 9QL 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG8 9LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG8
Postcode sector
IG8 9
Latitude
51.607620
Longitude
0.018763
British National Grid easting
539,890
British National Grid northing
191,795

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Waltham Forest · E09000031
Electoral ward
Hatch Lane & Highams Park North · E05013890
Parish or community
E43000221
Westminster constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green · E14001167
Output area
E00022020
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 007B · E01004380
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 007 · E02000901

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
130
Primary
71
Secondary
24

  1. Woodford County High School

    Community school

    50 m

  2. Woodford Green Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    450 m

  3. St Aubyn's School

    Other independent school

    534 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,826
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 746
  • Anti social behaviour 412
  • Vehicle crime 349
  • Shoplifting 285
  • Other theft 237

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IG8 9 residents
9,996

Age bands in IG8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

1,827 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

1,112 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

2,419 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

2,685 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

1,488 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

52

within 5 km

  • RYDAL

    375 HIGH ROAD, WOODFORD GREEN, IG8 9QJ

    ODS code F86012

    131 m

  • THE BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86013

    1.0 km

  • QUEEN MARY PRACTICE

    SOUTH WOODFORD HEALTH CENTRE, 114 HIGH ROAD, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2QS

    ODS code F86658

    1.2 km

  • THE ELMHURST PRACTICE

    114 HIGH ROAD, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2QS

    ODS code F86064

    1.2 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HANDSWORTH AVENUE, HIGHAMS PARK, LONDON, E4 9PD

    ODS code F86004

    1.2 km

  • SOUTHDENE SURGERY

    THE SHRUBBERIES, GEORGE LANE, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 1BD

    ODS code F86066

    1.5 km

  • THE SHRUBBERIES MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 THE SHRUBBERIES, GEORGE LANE, LONDON, E18 1BD

    ODS code F86641

    1.5 km

  • GLEBELANDS PRACTICE

    2 GLEBELANDS AVENUE, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON, E18 2AB

    ODS code F86020

    1.7 km

  • THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY

    SILVERTHORN CENTRE, 2 FRIARS CLOSE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 6UN

    ODS code F86616

    1.9 km

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    2.2 km

  • LARKSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 LARKSHALL ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7HS

    ODS code F86664

    2.4 km

  • THE MICROFACULTY

    107-109 CHINGFORD MOUNT ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8LT

    ODS code F86638

    2.6 km

  • KINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 KINGS AVENUE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LP

    ODS code F81169

    2.7 km

  • DR DHITAL PRACTICE

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86086

    2.7 km

  • WALTHAM FOREST COMM & FAM HTH SERV LTD

    6 LINFORD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 3LA

    ODS code F86644

    2.7 km

  • PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY

    18 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LT

    ODS code F81165

    2.8 km

  • CHURCHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CHURCHILL TERRACE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8DG

    ODS code F86627

    2.8 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    2.9 km

  • CHINGFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    109 YORK ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8LF

    ODS code Y01291

    3.0 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

    1 MOUNT ECHO AVENUE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7JX

    ODS code F86078

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 52 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Chingford Lane (IG8)

    BCT · Woodford Green

    0.1 miles

  • Chingford Lane (IG8)

    BCT · Woodford Green

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Woodford Green

    0.1 miles

  • Woodford Green / Broadmead Rd

    BCT · Woodford Green

    0.1 miles

  • Woodford Green / Broadmead Rd

    BCT · Woodford Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 007B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,565 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

130 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 24 secondary schools. Woodford County High School is the nearest published school at 50 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,826 published events cover 12 months, averaging 235.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 746 events.

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