IG8 9SU

Hatch Lane & Highams Park North · Waltham Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Waltham Forest
Postcode district
IG8
Postcode sector
IG8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG8 9ST 45 m
IG8 9SX 48 m
IG8 9SY 60 m
IG8 9TB 76 m
IG8 9SZ 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG8 9SU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG8
Postcode sector
IG8 9
Latitude
51.615122
Longitude
0.012379
British National Grid easting
539,425
British National Grid northing
192,617

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Waltham Forest · E09000031
Parish or community
E43000221
Output area
E00022072
Lower layer super output area
Waltham Forest 003C · E01004386
Middle layer super output area
Waltham Forest 003 · E02000897

Postcode source versions

Explore IG8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
116
Primary
64
Secondary
20
  1. Trinity Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    628 m
  2. Woodford Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    668 m
  3. St Antony's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    835 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,222
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 670
  • Anti social behaviour 373
  • Vehicle crime 295
  • Other theft 177
  • Burglary 141

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

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

42

within 5 km straight-line

  • RYDAL

    375 HIGH ROAD, WOODFORD GREEN, IG8 9QJ

    ODS code F86012

    918 m

  • THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86616

    1.1 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HANDSWORTH AVENUE, HIGHAMS PARK, LONDON, E4 9PD

    ODS code F86004

    1.1 km

  • LARKSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 LARKSHALL ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7HS

    ODS code F86664

    1.5 km

  • THE BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86013

    1.6 km

  • QUEEN MARY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86658

    2.1 km

  • THE ELMHURST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86064

    2.1 km

  • THE MICROFACULTY

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

    ODS code F86638

    2.1 km

  • CHURCHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CHURCHILL TERRACE, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8DG

    ODS code F86627

    2.2 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86078

    2.2 km

  • CHINGFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    109 YORK ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 8LF

    ODS code Y01291

    2.4 km

  • KINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 KINGS AVENUE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LP

    ODS code F81169

    2.5 km

  • SOUTHDENE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86066

    2.5 km

  • THE SHRUBBERIES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86641

    2.5 km

  • THE FOREST SURGERY

    2 MACDONALD ROAD, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 4BA

    ODS code F86026

    2.6 km

  • PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY

    18 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LT

    ODS code F81165

    2.6 km

  • GLEBELANDS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86020

    2.6 km

  • KINGS HEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    178 KINGS HEAD HILL, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7NX

    ODS code F86700

    2.8 km

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    3.1 km

  • THE PENRHYN SURGERY

    2A PENRHYN AVENUE, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON, E17 5DB

    ODS code F86005

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 42 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Chingford Lane (E4)

    BCT · Chingford Hatch

    0.1 miles
  • Chingford Lane (E4)

    BCT · Chingford Hatch

    0.2 miles
  • Forest Glade

    BCT · Chingford Hatch

    0.2 miles
  • Sunnydene Avenue

    BCT · Highams Park

    0.3 miles
  • Chingdale Road

    BCT · Chingford Hatch

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waltham Forest 003C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,551 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

116 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 20 secondary schools. Trinity Catholic High School is the nearest published school at 628 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,222 published events cover 12 months, averaging 185.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 670 events.

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