RM4 1AE

Chigwell with Lambourne · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Brentwood and Ongar
Postcode district
RM4
Postcode sector
RM4 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM4 1AH 430 m
RM4 1AD 492 m
RM4 1AA 643 m
RM4 1BU 661 m
RM4 1BD 672 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM4 1AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM4
Postcode sector
RM4 1
Latitude
51.648750
Longitude
0.136379
British National Grid easting
547,900
British National Grid northing
196,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Parish or community
E04004020
Westminster constituency
Brentwood and Ongar · E14001125
Output area
E00110591
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 010A · E01021770
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 010 · E02004536

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Lambourne Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km
  3. Chigwell Row Infant School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
97
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 45
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Drugs 8
  • Other crime 7
  • Burglary 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RM4 1 residents
4,568

Age bands in RM4 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

717 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

493 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

1,091 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

1,333 residents

Age 65 and over
23.6%

1,122 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81184

    1.0 km

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Hillmans Cottages

    BCT · Abridge

    0.5 miles
  • Hillmans Cottages

    BCT · Abridge

    0.5 miles
  • Pancroft

    BCT · Abridge

    0.6 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Abridge

    0.6 miles
  • New Farm Dr

    BCT · Abridge

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 010A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,403 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Lambourne Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

97 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 45 events.

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