# IG7

Postcode district covering Grange Hill, Hainault and Chigwell, in Epping Forest and Redbridge.

IG7 is a postcode district covering Grange Hill, Hainault and Chigwell, in Epping Forest and Redbridge. Median sale price £500,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code IG7. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [IG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig)

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 IG7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig7#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig7#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=IG7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in IG7 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=IG7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 242 homes were sold in IG7 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=IG7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for IG7.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=IG7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): IG7 had 23,885 usual residents at the census.

## How IG7 compares

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

| Measure | IG7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £500,000 | joint 4th cheapest | 11 postcode districts, IG · 2025 |
| Population | 23,885 | 4th least populated | 11 postcode districts, IG · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 11 postcode districts, IG · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.7% | 3rd lowest | 11 postcode districts, IG · Jan 2026 |

## Is IG7 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in IG7 at a rate of 70.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.7 per 1,000 people across the IG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 148 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in IG7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (651), other crime (279) and anti-social behaviour (263).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in IG7 was 65.4 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 IG7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so IG7 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in IG7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Epping Forest 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021749) | 2,352 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 81.3% |
| [Epping Forest 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021750) | 1,708 | 121.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 83.8% |
| [Epping Forest 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021751) | 1,411 | 32.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| [Epping Forest 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021752) | 1,528 | 85.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.6% |
| [Epping Forest 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021764) | 1,893 | 97.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.6% |
| [Epping Forest 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021765) | 2,043 | 40.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 75.5% |
| [Epping Forest 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021766) | 1,688 | 32.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.4% |
| [Epping Forest 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/neighbourhood/e01021767) | 1,978 | 53.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.7% |
| [Redbridge 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003722) | 2,418 | 83.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.5% |
| [Redbridge 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003723) | 1,915 | 63.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Redbridge 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003724) | 1,483 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.4% |
| [Redbridge 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003725) | 1,760 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.6% |
| [Redbridge 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/neighbourhood/e01003727) | 1,781 | 55.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.8% |

## Your MP

- [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/epping-forest): Dr Neil Hudson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 63% of the people here.
- [Ilford North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ilford-north): Wes Streeting (Labour), MP since July 2024. 37% of the people here.
- [Brentwood and Ongar](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brentwood-and-ongar): Alex Burghart (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.2% 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 IG7

[Chigwell](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/chigwell), [Grange Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest/grange-hill), [Hainault West](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge/hainault-west)

## Postcode sectors in IG7

[IG7 4 (187 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig7-4), [IG7 5 (163 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig7-5), [IG7 6 (149 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig7-6)

## Councils IG7 covers

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

## Towns in IG7

[Chigwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chigwell), [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge)

## Postcode districts next to IG7

[CM16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm16), [IG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig6), [IG8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig8), [IG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig9), [IG10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig10), [RM4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm4), [RM5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm5), [RM6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Grange Hill (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0921,51.6134), [Chigwell (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0750,51.6179), [Debden (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0838,51.6454), [Hainault (2.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0935,51.6037)

## More in the IG postcode area

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

## IG7 in brief

IG7 is a postcode district covering Grange Hill, Hainault and Chigwell, in Epping Forest and Redbridge.
About 24,788 people lived in IG7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £500,000 in 2025 across 242 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 70.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in IG7 was £500,000 in 2025.
IG7 had 23,885 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in IG7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In IG7, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: IG7
- Postcode area: [IG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig)
- Constituency: [Epping Forest †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/epping-forest)
- Council: [Epping Forest †](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest)
- Area: 19.90 km²
- People, mid-2024: 24,788*
- Neighbourhoods: 13
- Output areas: 66

* 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

[IG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig6), [RM4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm4), [IG10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig10), [IG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig9), [RM5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rm5), [IG8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig8)

## Latest updates for IG7

- 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/IG7

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig7#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig7