# EN9 3AH: area report for a postcode in Epping Forest

EN9 3AH 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 3AH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) › [EN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en9) › [EN9 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en9-3)

## Around this postcode

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 43% on July. Epping Forest 008A: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0097,51.6872,EN93AH
- **Waltham Cross, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0097,51.6872,EN93AH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0097,51.6872,EN93AH
- **2 of 9 properties in EN9 3AH at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at low risk, 5 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.0097,51.6872,EN93AH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Epping Forest 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0097,51.6872,EN93AH
- **£525,719 average price**: For the whole of Epping Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0097,51.6872,EN93AH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0097,51.6872,EN93AH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0097,51.6872,EN93AH
- **87.5% can get gigabit broadband at EN9 3AH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0097,51.6872,EN93AH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at EN9 3AH**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0097,51.6872,EN93AH
- **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=0.0097,51.6872,EN93AH
- **12.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0097,51.6872,EN93AH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waltham-holy-cross-primary-academy-e147265) | Primary | 380 m (5 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 | 450 m (6 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 | 770 m (10 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 | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Upshire Primary Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/upshire-primary-foundation-school-e115310) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £378,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £395,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MARKET SQUARE SURGERY (570 m); MAYNARD COURT SURGERY (740 m)
- Pharmacies: RELIANCE PHARMACY (570 m); RELIANCE PHARMACY (770 m); RELIANCE PHARMACY (830 m)
- Dental practices: COBBINS BROOK DENTAL PRACTICE (140 m); DENTAL SURGERY (510 m); THE MARKET SQUARE DENTAL SURGERY (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Waltham Abbey Superstore (570 m, Tesco); Lidl Waltham Abbey (750 m, Lidl); Co-op Waltham Abbey (810 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.2** (2025). Epping Forest 008A has a deprivation score of 14.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,516th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £405,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Epping Forest 008A was £405,000 in 2025. Joint 8,425th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,551** (2021). Epping Forest 008A had 1,551 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,730th most 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: 95.5%** (January 2026). In Epping Forest 008A, 95.5% 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.

## 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: 51.6872, 0.0097

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=0.0097,51.6872,EN93AH

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