# IG7 5LX: area report for a postcode in Epping Forest

IG7 5LX 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 IG7 5LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) › [IG7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig7) › [IG7 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig7-5)

## Around this postcode

- **63 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 25% on July. Epping Forest 017A: 97 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0871,51.6053,IG75LX
- **Hainault, 480 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0871,51.6053,IG75LX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0871,51.6053,IG75LX
- **No property in IG7 5LX 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=0.0871,51.6053,IG75LX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Epping Forest 017A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0871,51.6053,IG75LX
- **£525,719 average price**: For the whole of Epping Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0871,51.6053,IG75LX
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0871,51.6053,IG75LX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0871,51.6053,IG75LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IG7 5LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0871,51.6053,IG75LX
- **Low road and rail noise at IG7 5LX**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0871,51.6053,IG75LX
- **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=0.0871,51.6053,IG75LX
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0871,51.6053,IG75LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Limes Farm Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/limes-farm-junior-school-e114932) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/limes-farm-infant-school-and-nursery-e145991) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [New Rush Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-rush-hall-school-e102879) | Special | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | – |
| [Fairlop Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairlop-primary-school-e102802) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manford-primary-school-e102795) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wohl-ilford-jewish-primary-school-e102847) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Solomon High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-solomon-high-school-e102861) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 49.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Clore Tikva School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clore-tikva-school-e131682) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £366,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £408,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £355,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £212,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £333,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2024 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hainault (480 m, 6 minutes on foot); Grange Hill (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE (220 m); HAINAULT SURGERY (350 m); FENCE PIECE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (600 m)
- Pharmacies: CHIGWELL PHARMACY (220 m); FENCEPIECE PHARMACY (400 m); HAINAULT STATION PHARMACY (610 m)
- Dental practices: THE FENCEPIECE DENTAL PRACTICE (340 m); ALAN C GOLDMAN DENTAL PRACTICE (810 m); TOMSWOOD HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (850 m); DENTAL SURGERY (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Grange Hill London (240 m, Lidl); Co-op Fencepiece Road (420 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - New North Road (580 m, Spar)

## 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 017A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.3** (2025). Epping Forest 017A has a deprivation score of 32.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,238th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,893** (2021). Epping Forest 017A had 1,893 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,378th 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: 93.6%** (January 2026). In Epping Forest 017A, 93.6% 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: 6.7%** (August 2026). In Epping Forest 017A, 6.7% 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.

## IG7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IG7 was £500,000 in 2025. Joint 275th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,885** (2021). IG7 had 23,885 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,234th 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 IG7 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: 91.7%** (January 2026). In IG7, 91.7% 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: 51.6053, 0.0871

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=0.0871,51.6053,IG75LX

## How to cite

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