# EN9

Postcode district covering Waltham Abbey, Holdbrook and Lower Nazeing, in Epping Forest.

EN9 is a postcode district covering Waltham Abbey, Holdbrook and Lower Nazeing, in Epping Forest. Median sale price £405,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code EN9. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [EN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en9#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en9#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=EN9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 6% of people in EN9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=EN9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 321 homes were sold in EN9 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=EN9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for EN9.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=EN9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): EN9 had 26,147 usual residents at the census.

## How EN9 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | EN9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £405,000 | cheapest | 11 postcode districts, EN · 2025 |
| Population | 26,147 | 4th least populated | 11 postcode districts, EN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 6% | 4th most people in radon Affected Areas | 11 postcode districts, EN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 85.4% | 3rd lowest | 11 postcode districts, EN · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the EN postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in EN9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Epping Forest 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021792) | 1,390 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.3% |
| [Epping Forest 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021793) | 1,658 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| [Epping Forest 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021794) | 1,226 | 78.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Epping Forest 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021811) | 1,389 | 70.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.4% |
| [Epping Forest 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021813) | 1,407 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.0% |
| [Epping Forest 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021814) | 1,842 | 78.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.7% |
| [Epping Forest 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021815) | 1,609 | 53.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.8% |
| [Epping Forest 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021816) | 1,464 | 138.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 82.0% |
| [Epping Forest 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021807) | 1,551 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.5% |
| [Epping Forest 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021808) | 1,581 | 96.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.6% |
| [Epping Forest 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021809) | 1,419 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.9% |
| [Epping Forest 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021810) | 1,834 | 106.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.4% |
| [Epping Forest 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021817) | 2,690 | 111.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 83.4% |
| [Epping Forest 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021812) | 1,255 | 62.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 46.8% |
| [Epping Forest 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021818) | 2,042 | 284.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 78.6% |

## Your MP

- [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/epping-forest): Dr Neil Hudson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 83% of the people here.
- [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harlow): Chris Vince (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 14% of the people here.
- [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/broxbourne): Lewis Cocking (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 2.3% of the people here.
- [Enfield North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/enfield-north): Feryal Clark (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in EN9

[Roydon, Lower Nazeing & Epping Green](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/roydon-lower-nazeing-and-epping-green), [Waltham Abbey North](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/waltham-abbey-north), [Waltham Abbey South](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/waltham-abbey-south), [Waltham Abbey West & Outer](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/waltham-abbey-west-and-outer)

## Postcode sectors in EN9

[EN9 1 (243 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en9-1), [EN9 2 (172 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en9-2), [EN9 3 (271 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en9-3)

## Council

[Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest)

## Towns in EN9

[Waltham Abbey](https://openindex.co.uk/town/waltham-abbey)

## Postcode districts next to EN9

[CM16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm16), [CM19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm19), [E4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e4), [EN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en3), [EN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en8), [EN10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en10), [EN11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en11), [IG10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig10)

## Nearest rail stations

[Cheshunt (3.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0240,51.7029), [Waltham Cross (3.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0266,51.6851), [Theobalds Grove (3.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0348,51.6925), [Enfield Lock (4.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0285,51.6709)

## More in the EN postcode area

[All EN postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 6% of people in EN9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In EN9, 85.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: EN9
- Postcode area: [EN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en)
- Constituency: [Epping Forest †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/epping-forest)
- Council: [Epping Forest †](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest)
- Area: 52.67 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,788*
- Neighbourhoods: 15
- Output areas: 87

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CM16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm16), [CM19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm19), [IG10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig10), [EN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en8), [E4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/e4), [EN10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en10)

## Latest updates for EN9

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/EN9

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en9#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/en9