IG7 5BU Postcode | Crime, Sold Prices & Census (Epping Forest) | Sipuha

Schools nearby

1
West Hatch High School
Secondary with sixth form · Good · Attainment 8 49.5
under 0.1 mi
2
St John's RC School (Essex)
All-through
0.24 mi
3
Luxborough Court School
All-through · Good
0.40 mi
4
Roding Primary School
Primary
0.68 mi
5
Ray Lodge Primary School
Primary
0.90 mi
6
Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School
Primary
0.96 mi

See all schools within 1.2 miles

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At a glance

Around average · 6.1 per 1k

IG7 5 sector median · 62 sales against 91 · +12.8% on the prior year

Least deprived 20–30%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

Chigwell Underground Station
Underground · south entrance
984 m straight lineabout 12 min
Roding Valley Underground Station
Underground
1.4 km straight lineabout 18 min
Buckhurst Hill Underground Station
Underground · east entrance
1.8 km straight lineabout 22 min

Bus stops

West Hatch School
Bus · opp · south-west
143 m straight lineabout 2 min
West Hatch School
Bus · o/s · north-east
151 m straight lineabout 2 min
Club House
Bus · o/s · south-west
483 m straight lineabout 6 min
Club House
Bus · opp · north-east
522 m straight lineabout 7 min
Love Lane (IG8)
Bus · ->E · east
613 m straight lineabout 8 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

Property sales · IG7 5

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · IG7 5 · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 62 sales

IG7 5BU has no standard sales in Oct 2025–Sep 2026, so these figures are for the IG7 5 sector.

Average price

£949,800

Median price: £812,500

Median +12.8% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 62 sales

View district IG7

Recent sale price trend

Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 2 sales · avg £1,205,500

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£2m£1.2m£421k

Oct '25Dec '25Mar '26Jul '26Sep '26

£940,000 · 2026-09-18 · Detached · Freehold

IG7 5HY

£1,471,000 · 2026-09-03 · Detached · Freehold

IG7 5AU

£390,000 · 2026-08-28 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

IG7 5EW

£705,000 · 2026-08-25 · Terraced · Freehold

IG7 5AL

£2,700,000 · 2026-08-19 · Detached · Freehold

IG7 5PH

£1,120,000 · 2026-08-17 · Semi-detached · Freehold

IG7 5ER

£6,402,475 · 2026-08-10 · Detached · Freehold

IG7 5PH

£795,000 · 2026-08-03 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

IG7 5BQ

£2,225,000 · 2026-07-31 · Detached · Freehold

IG7 5PW

£1,900,000 · 2026-07-29 · Detached · Freehold

IG7 5RB

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near IG7 5BU

England & Wales

Crime trends · near IG7 5BU

Counts are for Chigwell with Lambourne electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26

Key categories · YoY

Violent Crime

19

YoY -17%

26177

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

ASB

5

YoY —

641

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Vehicle Crime

6

YoY —

1493

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Burglary

2

YoY —

840

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Criminal damage

3

YoY —

840

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Other recorded crime

11

YoY -27%

22146

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 2 key categories improving

46

incidents · Aug '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Epping Forest 016 (E02004542)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income: £74,240
Disposable (net) annual household income: £54,146
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £44,865
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £44,448

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,528

White Brit.52.2%

Indian13.3%

Other White9.9%

Pakistani4.5%

Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.9%

+ 13 other groups · 16.2%

Religion

Total residents: 1,529

Christian40.8%

No religion21.5%

Muslim9.3%

Jewish9.0%

Hindu7.3%

+ 4 other religions · 12.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,528

50–6422.1%

35–4918.5%

25–3414.1%

65–7410.4%

10–156.8%

+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%

Households

Total households: 562

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.0%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%

Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.7%

One person: aged 66+10.1%

One person: other9.1%

+ 9 other households · 39.5%

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.

26485

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 26485 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Nearby postcodes around IG7 5BU

Other postcode pages in the same local area as IG7 5BU.

IG7 4QB IG7 4QD IG7 4QE IG7 4QF IG7 4QG IG7 4QH IG7 4QJ IG7 4QQ IG7 5AA IG7 5AB IG7 5AD IG7 5AL IG7 5AR IG7 5AS IG7 5AT IG7 5AU IG7 5AX IG7 5AY IG7 5AZ IG7 5BA IG7 5BB IG7 5BD IG7 5BE IG7 5BG

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for IG7 5BU

England

Country

Epping Forest

Local Authority

Essex

Chigwell with Lambourne

Ward

London

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

IG7 5BU

Coordinates

51.6125, 0.0630

Grid reference

TQ429924

Easting

542,935

Northing

192,421

Region

East of England

Plus Code

9F32J367+X5

User Type

Small user postcode

Grid Quality

Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)

Built Up Area

Chigwell

Travel to Work

London

ITL Region

Epping Forest

Administrative Information

Epping Forest

Local Authority

Council Area

Epping Forest E14001226

Constituency

E14001226

Essex

Police Force

England

Ward

Chigwell with Lambourne

Constituency code

E14001226

EU Electoral Region

Eastern

Parish

Chigwell

International Territorial Level

Epping Forest

Health & NHS

East of England

Cancer Alliance

National

NHS Region

East of England

Integrated Care Board

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board

Sub ICB Location

NHS Essex ICB - 07H

Cancer Alliance

East of England

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021

Super Output Area

Epping Forest 016D E01021752

E01021752

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Epping Forest 016 E02004542

E02004542

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Epping Forest 016D E01021752

E01021752

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Epping Forest 016 E02004542

E02004542

Urban: 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

6:56 AM

Sunrise

4:29 PM

Sunset

9 hours 33 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

6:56 AM

Sunset (today)

4:29 PM

Daylight duration

9 hours 33 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

June 2020

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~6 years

Active Duration

2020 -> Present

June 2020 — Introduced

Postcode IG7 5BU introduced by Royal Mail.

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021752 and MSOA E02004542 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 26485

Present — Active

Postcode IG7 5BU is currently active and in use.

First introduced

June 2020

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~6 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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