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

IG7 5QR 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 5QR 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

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 69% on July. Epping Forest 017C: 33 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0706,51.6058,IG75QR
- **Chigwell, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0706,51.6058,IG75QR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0706,51.6058,IG75QR
- **No property in IG7 5QR 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=0.0706,51.6058,IG75QR
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Epping Forest 017C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0706,51.6058,IG75QR
- **£530,653 average price**: For the whole of Epping Forest, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0706,51.6058,IG75QR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0706,51.6058,IG75QR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0706,51.6058,IG75QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IG7 5QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0706,51.6058,IG75QR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at IG7 5QR**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0706,51.6058,IG75QR
- **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=0.0706,51.6058,IG75QR
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0706,51.6058,IG75QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John's RC School (Essex)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-rc-school-essex-e115466) | Special | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [West Hatch High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-hatch-high-school-e136758) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 51.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fairlop Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairlop-primary-school-e102802) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Roding Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roding-primary-school-e102830) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Rush Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-rush-hall-school-e102879) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | – |
| [Gilbert Colvin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gilbert-colvin-primary-school-e102805) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Limes Farm Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/limes-farm-junior-school-e114932) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £1,650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £1,800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £990,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2024 | £1,075,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2024 | £3,300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £505,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| August 2025 | £1,550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2024 | £2,500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHIGWELL MEDICAL CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: CHIGWELL PHARMACY (920 m); FENCEPIECE PHARMACY (1 km)
- Dental practices: TOMSWOOD HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (770 m); CHIGWELL DENTAL & ANAESTHETIC CLINIC (890 m); THE FENCEPIECE DENTAL PRACTICE (980 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £530,653** (August 2026). Epping Forest’s average house price was £530,653 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 11.6×** (2025). A home in Epping Forest costs 11.6 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 21 October 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 017C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.8** (2025). Epping Forest 017C has a deprivation score of 7.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,999th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £622,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Epping Forest 017C was £622,000 in 2025. Joint 2,376th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,688** (2021). Epping Forest 017C had 1,688 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,044th 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Epping Forest 017C, 97.4% 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.

## 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: 51.6058, 0.0706

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), August 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=0.0706,51.6058,IG75QR

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