# IG10 2SW: area report for a postcode in Epping Forest

IG10 2SW 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 IG10 2SW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) › [IG10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig10) › [IG10 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig10-2)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Epping Forest 012B: 75 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0654,51.6584,IG102SW
- **Debden, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0654,51.6584,IG102SW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0654,51.6584,IG102SW
- **No property in IG10 2SW 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=0.0654,51.6584,IG102SW
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Epping Forest 012B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0654,51.6584,IG102SW
- **£525,719 average price**: For the whole of Epping Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0654,51.6584,IG102SW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0654,51.6584,IG102SW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0654,51.6584,IG102SW
- **No gigabit broadband at IG10 2SW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0654,51.6584,IG102SW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at IG10 2SW**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0654,51.6584,IG102SW
- **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=0.0654,51.6584,IG102SW
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0654,51.6584,IG102SW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Woodcroft School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodcroft-school-e115425) | Special | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Oak View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-view-school-e145987) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [Staples Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/staples-road-primary-school-e146001) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Davenant Foundation School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/davenant-foundation-school-e136625) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 54.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hereward Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hereward-primary-school-e145990) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John Fisher Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-primary-school-e149372) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-willingale-primary-school-and-nursery-e115309) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Alderton Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-alderton-junior-school-e145728) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2026 | £875,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £830,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £545,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2026 | £480,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £1,020,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £417,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £600,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FOREST PRACTICE (790 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: LOUGHTON DENTAL SPA (270 m); DENTAL SURGERY (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Loughton (290 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Loughton Church Hill Local (420 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 012B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.1** (2025). Epping Forest 012B has a deprivation score of 6.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,068th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £602,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Epping Forest 012B was £602,500 in 2025. Joint 2,630th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,598** (2021). Epping Forest 012B had 1,598 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,231st 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: 89.4%** (January 2026). In Epping Forest 012B, 89.4% 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.

## IG10 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £510,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IG10 was £510,000 in 2025. Joint 261st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,108** (2021). IG10 had 33,108 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 745th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in IG10 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: 94.1%** (January 2026). In IG10, 94.1% 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: 51.6584, 0.0654

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=0.0654,51.6584,IG102SW

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