# IG9 6AR: area report for a postcode in Epping Forest

IG9 6AR 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 IG9 6AR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) › [IG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig9) › [IG9 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig9-6)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Epping Forest 015A: 97 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0530,51.6328,IG96AR
- **Buckhurst Hill, 810 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0530,51.6328,IG96AR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0530,51.6328,IG96AR
- **No property in IG9 6AR 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=0.0530,51.6328,IG96AR
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Epping Forest 015A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0530,51.6328,IG96AR
- **£525,719 average price**: For the whole of Epping Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0530,51.6328,IG96AR
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0530,51.6328,IG96AR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0530,51.6328,IG96AR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at IG9 6AR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0530,51.6328,IG96AR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at IG9 6AR**: Road 56 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0530,51.6328,IG96AR
- **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=0.0530,51.6328,IG96AR
- **13.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0530,51.6328,IG96AR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [White Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-bridge-primary-school-e145603) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buckhurst-hill-community-primary-school-e147561) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oaklands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oaklands-school-e115419) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Roding Valley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roding-valley-high-school-e145597) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 44.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Daiglen School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/daiglen-school-e115400) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Loyola Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/loyola-preparatory-school-e115393) | Independent | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-buckhurst-hill-e145599) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Alderton Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-alderton-infant-school-and-nursery-e145989) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £722,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £755,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £355,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2025 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2024 | £274,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £360,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £567,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2024 | £613,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Buckhurst Hill (810 m, 10 minutes on foot); Loughton (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE RIVER SURGERY (460 m); PALMERSTON ROAD SURGERY (870 m)
- Pharmacies: OAKWOOD PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (180 m); DENTAL SURGERY (340 m); THE QUEENS DENTAL PRACTICE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Buckhurst Hill (990 m, Waitrose)

## 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 015A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.2** (2025). Epping Forest 015A has a deprivation score of 15.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,594th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £650,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Epping Forest 015A was £650,000 in 2025. Joint 2,011th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,332** (2021). Epping Forest 015A had 1,332 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,596th least 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Epping Forest 015A, 100.0% 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.

## IG9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £620,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in IG9 was £620,000 in 2025. Joint 135th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,324** (2021). IG9 had 13,324 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 915th least 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 IG9 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: 91.2%** (January 2026). In IG9, 91.2% 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: 51.6328, 0.0530

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=0.0530,51.6328,IG96AR

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ig9-6ar.

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