# EN9 1QD: area report for a postcode in Epping Forest

EN9 1QD is a postcode in Epping Forest.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Epping Forest. Open the map at EN9 1QD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) › [EN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en9) › [EN9 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en9-1)

## Around this postcode

- **65 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 41% on July. Epping Forest 009B: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0015,51.6893,EN91QD
- **Waltham Cross, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0015,51.6893,EN91QD
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0015,51.6893,EN91QD
- **No property in EN9 1QD listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.0015,51.6893,EN91QD
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Epping Forest 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0015,51.6893,EN91QD
- **£525,719 average price**: For the whole of Epping Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0015,51.6893,EN91QD
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0015,51.6893,EN91QD
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0015,51.6893,EN91QD
- **66.7% can get gigabit broadband at EN9 1QD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0015,51.6893,EN91QD
- **Low road and rail noise at EN9 1QD**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0015,51.6893,EN91QD
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.0015,51.6893,EN91QD
- **14.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0015,51.6893,EN91QD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waltham-holy-cross-primary-academy-e147265) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-harold-business-and-enterprise-academy-e136342) | Secondary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Leverton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leverton-primary-school-e115282) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hillhouse CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillhouse-cofe-primary-school-e145992) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holdbrook-primary-school-and-nursery-e117091) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2022 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £495,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £299,995 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2024 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2023 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2024 | £570,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| January 2025 | £582,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2023 | £418,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MARKET SQUARE SURGERY (440 m)
- Pharmacies: RELIANCE PHARMACY (330 m); RELIANCE PHARMACY (440 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (370 m); THE MARKET SQUARE DENTAL SURGERY (370 m); COBBINS BROOK DENTAL PRACTICE (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Waltham Abbey (380 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Waltham Abbey Superstore (510 m, Tesco); Lidl Waltham Abbey (680 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £525,719** (July 2026). Epping Forest’s average house price was £525,719 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,618** (2025). Full-time workers living in Epping Forest earned a median of £45,618 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 44th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.5×** (2025). A home in Epping Forest costs 11.5 times local full-time pay. 27th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.1** (2025). Epping Forest has a deprivation score of 14.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 81st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Epping Forest 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.0** (2025). Epping Forest 009B has a deprivation score of 25.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,079th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,255** (2021). Epping Forest 009B had 1,255 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,571st least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 46.8%** (January 2026). In Epping Forest 009B, 46.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 4.2%** (August 2026). In Epping Forest 009B, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## EN9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £405,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EN9 was £405,000 in 2025. Joint 576th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,147** (2021). EN9 had 26,147 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,113th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 6%** (2022). About 6% of people in EN9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.4%** (January 2026). In EN9, 85.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest)
- Centre: 51.6893, 0.0015

Council: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/epping-forest): Dr Neil Hudson (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.0015,51.6893,EN91QD

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