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RM4 1BL

Chigwell with Lambourne · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RM4 1YA 73 m
RM4 1BA 112 m
RM4 1UA 116 m
RM4 1BN 128 m
RM4 1UE 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RM4 1BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RM
Postcode district
RM4
Postcode sector
RM4 1
Latitude
51.651487
Longitude
0.116832
British National Grid easting
546,539
British National Grid northing
196,865

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Electoral ward
Chigwell with Lambourne · E05015726
Parish or community
E04004020
Westminster constituency
Brentwood and Ongar · E14001125
Output area
E00110592
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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Property

At this postcode

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73 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Willow Tree Close, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1BL 10 October 2025 £500,000
4, Willow Tree Close, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1BL 2 May 2025 £447,000
26, Willow Tree Close, Abridge, Romford, RM4 1BL 5 April 2023 £620,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
15
Secondary
4

  1. Lambourne Primary School

    Academy converter

    394 m

  2. Debden Park High School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

  3. Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
88
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 39
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Drugs 7
  • Other crime 7
  • Burglary 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
50

28 female, 22 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
1.7
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 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RM4 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

6

within 5 km

  • ABRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81184

    412 m

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    2.9 km

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    3.9 km

  • LOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE DRIVE, LOUGHTON, IG10 1HW

    ODS code F81048

    4.3 km

  • THE FOREST EDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86007

    4.9 km

  • THE WILLOWS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F86057

    4.9 km

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

  • The Blue Boar

    BCT · Abridge

    0.1 miles

  • The Blue Boar

    BCT · Abridge

    0.1 miles

  • Log Cabin Cafe

    BCT · Abridge

    0.1 miles

  • Roding Hall

    BCT · Abridge

    0.1 miles

  • Log Cabin Cafe

    BCT · Abridge

    0.1 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
1
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £447,000 from 7 recorded sales in RM4 1BL. 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

Published establishments

25 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Lambourne Primary School is the nearest published school at 394 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

88 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 39 events.

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