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IG9 5ET

Buckhurst Hill West · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Buckhurst Hill West
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest
Postcode district
IG9
Postcode sector
IG9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IG9 5ER 49 m
IG9 6BD 63 m
IG9 6BB 90 m
IG9 5ES 100 m
IG9 6BH 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IG9 5ET
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2008
Postcode area
IG
Postcode district
IG9
Postcode sector
IG9 5
Latitude
51.626578
Longitude
0.046739
British National Grid easting
541,768
British National Grid northing
193,957

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Electoral ward
Buckhurst Hill West · E05015725
Parish or community
E04004038
Westminster constituency
Epping Forest · E14001226
Output area
E00110460
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 015G · E01021748
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 015 · E02004541

Postcode source versions

Explore IG9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
47
Secondary
16

  1. Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    451 m

  2. Daiglen School

    Other independent school

    660 m

  3. Loyola Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    754 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,045
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 401
  • Vehicle crime 168
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Burglary 78
  • Anti social behaviour 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
IG9 5 residents
7,665

Age bands in IG9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,380 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

708 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

2,057 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,130 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

1,567 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

29

within 5 km straight-line

  • PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY

    18 PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LT

    ODS code F81165

    135 m

  • KINGS MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 KINGS AVENUE, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 5LP

    ODS code F81169

    265 m

  • THE RIVER SURGERY

    16 ROUS ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, IG9 6BN

    ODS code F81216

    419 m

  • THE BROADWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86013

    2.2 km

  • LOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE DRIVE, LOUGHTON, IG10 1HW

    ODS code F81048

    2.5 km

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    2.7 km

  • RYDAL

    375 HIGH ROAD, WOODFORD GREEN, IG8 9QJ

    ODS code F86012

    2.7 km

  • LARKSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 LARKSHALL ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 7HS

    ODS code F86664

    3.0 km

  • THE OLD CHURCH SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86616

    3.4 km

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    3.5 km

  • QUEEN MARY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86658

    3.7 km

  • THE ELMHURST PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86064

    3.7 km

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    3.7 km

  • THE FULLWELL AVENUE SURGERY

    272 FULLWELL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0SB

    ODS code F86612

    3.8 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HANDSWORTH AVENUE, HIGHAMS PARK, LONDON, E4 9PD

    ODS code F86004

    3.8 km

  • HAINAULT SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86085

    3.8 km

  • SOUTHDENE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F86066

    3.9 km

  • THE SHRUBBERIES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F86641

    3.9 km

  • FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    83 FENCEPIECE ROAD, HAINAULT, ILFORD, IG6 2NB

    ODS code F86707

    3.9 km

  • CLAYHALL CLINIC

    14 CLAYHALL AVENUE, CLAYHALL, ILFORD, IG5 0LG

    ODS code F86691

    3.9 km

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Nearby transport

  • Buckhurst Hill Underground Station

    MET · Buckhurst Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Buckhurst Hill Underground Station

    PLT · Buckhurst Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Buckhurst Hill Underground Station

    PLT · Buckhurst Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Buckhurst Hill Underground Station

    MET · Buckhurst Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Buckhurst Hill Station

    BCT · Buckhurst Hill

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 015G, 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

28,853 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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

89 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 16 secondary schools. Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 451 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,045 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 401 events.

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