IG10 2AF postcode in Loughton, Essex

IG10 2AF is a postcode in Loughton, in the Loughton Fairmead ward of Epping Forest. It is in the Epping Forest parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Epping Forest: 88% Typical price £465,000 Homes sold in IG10 2, last 12 months. ▼ 0.6% on the year before Nearest station Chingford 5.2 km in a straight line

Where IG10 2AF is, and what is near it

Map of IG10 2AF and what is near it Map of IG10 2AF: its centre point, with the 179 other postcodes in the IG10 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. IG10 2AA: also in IG10 2IG10 2AB: also in IG10 2IG10 2AD: also in IG10 2IG10 2AE: also in IG10 2IG10 2AG: also in IG10 2IG10 2AH: also in IG10 2IG10 2AJ: also in IG10 2IG10 2AL: also in IG10 2IG10 2AN: also in IG10 2IG10 2AP: also in IG10 2IG10 2AQ: also in IG10 2IG10 2AR: also in IG10 2IG10 2AS: also in IG10 2IG10 2AT: also in IG10 2IG10 2AU: also in IG10 2IG10 2AW: also in IG10 2IG10 2AX: also in IG10 2IG10 2AY: also in IG10 2IG10 2AZ: also in IG10 2IG10 2BA: also in IG10 2IG10 2BB: also in IG10 2IG10 2BP: also in IG10 2IG10 2BQ: also in IG10 2IG10 2BS: also in IG10 2IG10 2BT: also in IG10 2IG10 2BU: also in IG10 2IG10 2BW: also in IG10 2IG10 2BX: also in IG10 2IG10 2BY: also in IG10 2IG10 2BZ: also in IG10 2IG10 2DA: also in IG10 2IG10 2DE: also in IG10 2IG10 2DG: also in IG10 2IG10 2DH: also in IG10 2IG10 2DL: also in IG10 2IG10 2DQ: also in IG10 2IG10 2DU: also in IG10 2IG10 2DX: also in IG10 2IG10 2DY: also in IG10 2IG10 2EA: also in IG10 2IG10 2EB: also in IG10 2IG10 2ED: also in IG10 2IG10 2EE: also in IG10 2IG10 2EF: also in IG10 2IG10 2EG: also in IG10 2IG10 2EH: also in IG10 2IG10 2EL: also in IG10 2IG10 2EN: also in IG10 2IG10 2EP: also in IG10 2IG10 2EQ: also in IG10 2IG10 2ER: also in IG10 2IG10 2ES: also in IG10 2IG10 2ET: also in IG10 2IG10 2EW: also in IG10 2IG10 2FA: also in IG10 2IG10 2FD: also in IG10 2IG10 2FF: also in IG10 2IG10 2FG: also in IG10 2IG10 2GE: also in IG10 2IG10 2HH: also in IG10 2IG10 2HJ: also in IG10 2IG10 2HL: also in IG10 2IG10 2HN: also in IG10 2IG10 2HQ: also in IG10 2IG10 2HS: also in IG10 2IG10 2HT: also in IG10 2IG10 2HU: also in IG10 2IG10 2HW: also in IG10 2IG10 2HX: also in IG10 2IG10 2HY: also in IG10 2IG10 2HZ: also in IG10 2IG10 2JA: also in IG10 2IG10 2JB: also in IG10 2IG10 2JD: also in IG10 2IG10 2JE: also in IG10 2IG10 2JF: also in IG10 2IG10 2JG: also in IG10 2IG10 2JH: also in IG10 2IG10 2JS: also in IG10 2IG10 2JT: also in IG10 2IG10 2JU: also in IG10 2IG10 2LH: also in IG10 2IG10 2LY: also in IG10 2IG10 2LZ: also in IG10 2IG10 2NA: also in IG10 2IG10 2NB: also in IG10 2IG10 2NE: also in IG10 2IG10 2NG: also in IG10 2IG10 2NH: also in IG10 2IG10 2NL: also in IG10 2IG10 2NN: also in IG10 2IG10 2NP: also in IG10 2IG10 2NT: also in IG10 2IG10 2NW: also in IG10 2IG10 2PA: also in IG10 2IG10 2PG: also in IG10 2IG10 2PH: also in IG10 2IG10 2PN: also in IG10 2IG10 2PP: also in IG10 2IG10 2PR: also in IG10 2IG10 2PS: also in IG10 2IG10 2PT: also in IG10 2IG10 2PU: also in IG10 2IG10 2PW: also in IG10 2IG10 2PX: also in IG10 2IG10 2PY: also in IG10 2IG10 2PZ: also in IG10 2IG10 2QL: also in IG10 2IG10 2QT: also in IG10 2IG10 2QU: also in IG10 2IG10 2QX: also in IG10 2IG10 2QZ: also in IG10 2IG10 2RD: also in IG10 2IG10 2RL: also in IG10 2IG10 2RS: also in IG10 2IG10 2RW: also in IG10 2 Chingford station 5.2 kmHighams Park station 7.3 kmLoughton Fairmead IG10 2AF Map of IG10 2AF and what is near it Map of IG10 2AF: its centre point, with the 179 other postcodes in the IG10 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Loughton Fairmead IG10 2AF
  • IG10 2AF
  • Other postcodes in IG10 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6513, longitude 0.0794)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after IG10 2AF?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at IG10 2AF?

Every home and business at IG10 2AF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Epping Forest: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Epping Forest: 97%

The line marks the figure across Epping Forest.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at IG10 2AF?

BinDayBuddy does not read Epping Forest District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Epping Forest District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is IG10 2AF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include IG10 2AF.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Epping Forest

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for IG10 2AF: 4,283 properties in Epping Forest are at high risk (5.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Epping Forest

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of IG10 2AF is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near IG10 2AF?

Homes in IG10 2 sold for a typical £465,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, down 0.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£465,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£468,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £815,750 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £530,000 26 sales
  • Terraced £452,000 42 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £265,000 19 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole IG10 district: a typical £510,000 from 339 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in IG10 2AF

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in IG10 2AF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 March 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near IG10 2AF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around IG10 2AF. Over half of them (52%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (72%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around IG10 2AF

Band D in Epping Forest for 2026‑27: £2,277. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,518 (band A) to £2,783 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,024.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,518
Band Babout 40 (6%)£1,771
Band Cabout 320 (52%)£2,024
Band Dabout 150 (24%)£2,277
Band Eabout 90 (15%)£2,783
Band Fwithheld£3,289
Band Gwithheld£3,795
Band Hfewer than 5£4,554

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 72% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 26% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Epping Forest before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of IG10 2AF is in (ONS area E01021778), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near IG10 2AF?

The nearest open schools to IG10 2AF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IG10 2AF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to IG10 2AF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IG10 2AF is Chingford Rail Station, 5.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Chingford Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive
  • Highams Park Rail Station Railway station 7.3 kmDrive
  • Debden Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 700 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ibbetson Path, 162 m away.

More stations near IG10 2AF, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near IG10 2AF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IG10 2AF, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near IG10 2AF?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of IG10 2AF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 65 kW 1.4 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near IG10 2AF?

The nearest to the centre of IG10 2AF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to IG10 2AF?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near IG10 2AF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IG10 2AF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near IG10 2AF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IG10 2AF, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near IG10 2AF?

The nearest vets to the centre of IG10 2AF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is IG10 2AF in a conservation area?

The centre of IG10 2AF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near IG10 2AF?

Police.uk records 172 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IG10 2AF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences40 reports
Anti-social behaviour25 reports
Shoplifting22 reports
Public order19 reports
Vehicle crime18 reports
Burglary16 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 14, other theft 10, robbery 4, drugs 2, theft from the person 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for IG10 2AF

Ward
Loughton Fairmead
Parish
Loughton
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Loughton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

IG10 2AP90 mIG10 2HQ90 mIG10 2AR100 mIG10 2AN100 mIG10 2AD110 mIG10 2AE110 m
All of IG10

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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