EN9
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Waltham Abbey, Holdbrook and Lower Nazeing, in Epping Forest.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EN9 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EN9, 85.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EN9 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EN9 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EN9 at a rate of 100.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.5 per 1,000 people across EN.
In August 2026 alone, 265 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EN9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (995), other crime (438) and anti-social behaviour (355).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EN9 was 86.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in EN9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EN9 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EN9
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epping Forest 002B | 1,390 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.3% |
| Epping Forest 002C | 1,658 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| Epping Forest 002D | 1,226 | 78.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Epping Forest 007A | 1,389 | 70.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.4% |
| Epping Forest 007B | 1,407 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.0% |
| Epping Forest 007C | 1,842 | 78.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.7% |
| Epping Forest 007D | 1,609 | 53.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.8% |
| Epping Forest 007E | 1,464 | 138.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 82.0% |
| Epping Forest 008A | 1,551 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.5% |
| Epping Forest 008B | 1,581 | 96.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.6% |
| Epping Forest 008C | 1,419 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.9% |
| Epping Forest 008D | 1,834 | 106.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.4% |
| Epping Forest 008E | 2,690 | 111.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 83.4% |
| Epping Forest 009B | 1,255 | 62.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 46.8% |
| Epping Forest 009C | 2,042 | 284.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 78.6% |
MPs for EN9
- Dr Neil HudsonConservativeMP for Epping Forest83% of EN9’s postcodes
- Chris VinceLabour (Co-op)MP for Harlow14% of EN9’s postcodes
- Lewis CockingConservativeMP for Broxbourne2.3% of EN9’s postcodes
- Feryal ClarkLabourMP for Enfield North0.1% of EN9’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in EN94
Postcode sectors in EN93
Council1
Towns in EN91
Postcode districts next to EN98
Nearest rail stations4
More in the EN postcode area2
EN9 in brief
EN9 is a postcode district covering Waltham Abbey, Holdbrook and Lower Nazeing, in Epping Forest.
About 26,788 people lived in EN9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £405,000 in 2025 across 321 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 100.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EN9 was £405,000 in 2025.
EN9 had 26,147 usual residents at the census.
In EN9, 85.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EN9, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.