RM4 1AT

Chigwell with Lambourne · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM4 1AP 126 m
RM4 1AL 141 m
RM4 1DY 161 m
RM4 1AR 169 m
RM4 1AS 196 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM4 1AT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM4
Postcode sector
RM4 1
Latitude
51.635536
Longitude
0.135064
British National Grid easting
547,852
British National Grid northing
195,128

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

Explore RM4

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rachael Cottages, 1, New Road, Lambourne End, Romford, RM4 1AT 6 September 2022 £935,000
Sunnyside, New Road, Lambourne End, Romford, RM4 1AT 17 October 2007 £232,000
Rachel Cottages, 2, New Road, Lambourne End, Romford, RM4 1AT 10 June 2005 £495,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. Chigwell Row Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  2. Lambourne Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
36
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Drugs 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

8 female, 8 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.2
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM4 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

7

within 5 km

  • ABRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81184

    2.1 km

  • THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86007

    3.7 km

  • THE WILLOWS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86057

    3.7 km

  • LYNWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A-6 LYNWOOD DRIVE, ROMFORD, RM5 3QL

    ODS code F82030

    4.3 km

  • CHASE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    13-15 CHASE CROSS ROAD, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD, RM5 3PJ

    ODS code F82630

    4.4 km

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    4.7 km

  • CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    300 FENCEPIECE ROAD, ILFORD, IG6 2TA

    ODS code F81062

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Field Close

    BCT · Abridge

    1.1 miles
  • Field Close

    BCT · Abridge

    1.1 miles
  • Fir Trees

    BCT · Abridge

    1.2 miles
  • Fir Trees

    BCT · Abridge

    1.2 miles
  • Pancroft

    BCT · Abridge

    1.2 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £935,000 from 1 recorded sale in RM4 1AT. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Epping Forest is £536,765 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Chigwell Row Infant School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

36 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 10 events.

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