High deprivation
IMD England
High · 13.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for EN9 1EF
Postcode
EN9 1EF
Coordinates
51.6869, -0.0017
Grid reference
TL382005
Easting
538,230
Northing
200,572
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XMXPX+Q8
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Waltham Abbey
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Epping Forest
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
10728
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10728 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near EN9 1EF
England & WalesCrime trends · near EN9 1EF
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Waltham Abbey West electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
32
YoY stable
422712
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
21
YoY +62%
21134
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
16
YoY —
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
10
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.68.3%
Other White10.9%
African3.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.0%
Caribbean2.7%
+ 3 other groups · 11.5%
Religion
Christian49.4%
No religion37.3%
Not answered6.4%
Muslim3.2%
Other religion1.2%
+ other · 2.5%
Age groups
35–4921.8%
50–6420.4%
25–3419.2%
65–747.4%
≤47.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.2%
Households
Other30.6%
Any member 66+11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.0%
+ 9 other households · 32.4%
Administrative Information
Epping Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaEpping Forest E14001226
Constituency
E14001226Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Waltham Abbey West
Constituency code
E14001226
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Waltham Abbey
International Territorial Level
Epping Forest
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 07H
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Epping Forest 009C E01021818
E01021818MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Epping Forest 009 E02004535
E02004535LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Epping Forest 009C E01021818
E01021818MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Epping Forest 009 E02004535
E02004535Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode EN9 1EF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 10728
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021818 and MSOA E02004535 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EN9 1EF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near EN9 1EF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
73%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 34%
Attainment 8
36.5
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
55%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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