IG7 5EA postcode in Chigwell, Essex

IG7 5EA is a postcode in Chigwell, in the Grange Hill 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 £730,000 Homes sold in IG7 5, last 12 months. ▲ 0.7% on the year before Nearest station Newbury Park Station 3.7 km in a straight line

Where IG7 5EA is, and what is near it

Map of IG7 5EA and what is near it Map of IG7 5EA: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the IG7 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. IG7 5AE: also in IG7 5IG7 5AF: also in IG7 5IG7 5AJ: also in IG7 5IG7 5BH: also in IG7 5IG7 5BL: also in IG7 5IG7 5BQ: also in IG7 5IG7 5DD: also in IG7 5IG7 5DJ: also in IG7 5IG7 5DL: also in IG7 5IG7 5DN: also in IG7 5IG7 5DP: also in IG7 5IG7 5DR: also in IG7 5IG7 5DS: also in IG7 5IG7 5DU: also in IG7 5IG7 5DX: also in IG7 5IG7 5DY: also in IG7 5IG7 5DZ: also in IG7 5IG7 5EB: also in IG7 5IG7 5ED: also in IG7 5IG7 5EP: also in IG7 5IG7 5ER: also in IG7 5IG7 5ES: also in IG7 5IG7 5ET: also in IG7 5IG7 5EW: also in IG7 5IG7 5GT: also in IG7 5IG7 5HA: also in IG7 5IG7 5HB: also in IG7 5IG7 5HD: also in IG7 5IG7 5HF: also in IG7 5IG7 5HG: also in IG7 5IG7 5HH: also in IG7 5IG7 5HQ: also in IG7 5IG7 5HX: also in IG7 5IG7 5HY: also in IG7 5IG7 5HZ: also in IG7 5IG7 5JA: also in IG7 5IG7 5JB: also in IG7 5IG7 5JD: also in IG7 5IG7 5JE: also in IG7 5IG7 5JF: also in IG7 5IG7 5JG: also in IG7 5IG7 5JH: also in IG7 5IG7 5JN: also in IG7 5IG7 5JP: also in IG7 5IG7 5JQ: also in IG7 5IG7 5JR: also in IG7 5IG7 5JS: also in IG7 5IG7 5JT: also in IG7 5IG7 5JU: also in IG7 5IG7 5JW: also in IG7 5IG7 5JX: also in IG7 5IG7 5JY: also in IG7 5IG7 5JZ: also in IG7 5IG7 5LA: also in IG7 5IG7 5LB: also in IG7 5IG7 5LD: also in IG7 5IG7 5LE: also in IG7 5IG7 5LF: also in IG7 5IG7 5LH: also in IG7 5IG7 5LN: also in IG7 5IG7 5LP: also in IG7 5IG7 5LR: also in IG7 5IG7 5LS: also in IG7 5IG7 5LT: also in IG7 5IG7 5LU: also in IG7 5IG7 5LW: also in IG7 5IG7 5LX: also in IG7 5IG7 5LY: also in IG7 5IG7 5LZ: also in IG7 5IG7 5NA: also in IG7 5IG7 5NB: also in IG7 5IG7 5ND: also in IG7 5IG7 5NF: also in IG7 5IG7 5NH: also in IG7 5IG7 5NJ: also in IG7 5IG7 5NL: also in IG7 5IG7 5NN: also in IG7 5IG7 5NP: also in IG7 5IG7 5NQ: also in IG7 5IG7 5NR: also in IG7 5IG7 5NS: also in IG7 5IG7 5NT: also in IG7 5IG7 5NU: also in IG7 5IG7 5NW: also in IG7 5IG7 5NX: also in IG7 5IG7 5NY: also in IG7 5IG7 5PG: also in IG7 5IG7 5PH: also in IG7 5IG7 5PL: also in IG7 5IG7 5PN: also in IG7 5IG7 5PP: also in IG7 5IG7 5PQ: also in IG7 5IG7 5PR: also in IG7 5IG7 5PS: also in IG7 5IG7 5PT: also in IG7 5IG7 5PU: also in IG7 5IG7 5PW: also in IG7 5IG7 5PX: also in IG7 5IG7 5PY: also in IG7 5IG7 5PZ: also in IG7 5IG7 5QA: also in IG7 5IG7 5QB: also in IG7 5IG7 5QL: also in IG7 5IG7 5QN: also in IG7 5IG7 5QR: also in IG7 5IG7 5QS: also in IG7 5IG7 5QU: also in IG7 5IG7 5QX: also in IG7 5IG7 5QY: also in IG7 5IG7 5QZ: also in IG7 5IG7 5RA: also in IG7 5IG7 5RB: also in IG7 5IG7 5RD: also in IG7 5IG7 5RE: also in IG7 5IG7 5RF: also in IG7 5IG7 5RG: also in IG7 5 School 1.1 kmChigwell IG7 5EA Map of IG7 5EA and what is near it Map of IG7 5EA: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the IG7 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.1 kmChigwell IG7 5EA
  • IG7 5EA
  • Other postcodes in IG7 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6079, longitude 0.0811)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after IG7 5EA?

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 IG7 5EA?

Every home and business at IG7 5EA 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 IG7 5EA?

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 IG7 5EA 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 IG7 5EA.

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 IG7 5EA: 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 IG7 5EA 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 IG7 5EA?

Homes in IG7 5 sold for a typical £730,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 57 sales, up 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£730,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£725,000
12 months to August 2026
£730,000

▲ up 0.7% on the 12 months before

Detached£995,000 16 sales
Semi-detached£805,000 20 sales
Terraced£475,000 5 sales
Flat or maisonette£396,500 16 sales

Across the whole IG7 district: a typical £500,000 from 181 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 IG7 5EA

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in IG7 5EA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 26 June 2026. The middle sale was £345,000, from £325,000 to £360,000. Across IG7 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £730,000. 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 IG7 5EA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 540 homes in the neighbourhood around IG7 5EA. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band H. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (42%). 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 IG7 5EA

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 £1,771 (band B) to £4,554 (band H); band H, the most common, is £4,554.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,518
Band Babout 10 (2%)£1,771
Band Cabout 120 (22%)£2,024
Band Dabout 30 (6%)£2,277
Band Eabout 30 (6%)£2,783
Band Fabout 80 (15%)£3,289
Band Gabout 120 (22%)£3,795
Band Habout 150 (28%)£4,554

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 21% 1919 to 1939
  4. 42% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

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 IG7 5EA is in (ONS area E01021766), 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 IG7 5EA?

The nearest open schools to IG7 5EA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IG7 5EA, 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 IG7 5EA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IG7 5EA is Newbury Park Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Newbury Park Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Seven Kings Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmCycle
  • Grange Hill Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 950 mWalk

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Limes Ave, 129 m away.

More stations near IG7 5EA, 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 IG7 5EA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IG7 5EA, 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 IG7 5EA?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of IG7 5EA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.4 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 IG7 5EA?

The nearest to the centre of IG7 5EA, 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 IG7 5EA?

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 IG7 5EA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IG7 5EA, 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 IG7 5EA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IG7 5EA, 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 IG7 5EA?

The nearest vets to the centre of IG7 5EA 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 IG7 5EA in a conservation area?

The centre of IG7 5EA 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 IG7 5EA?

Police.uk records 186 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IG7 5EA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences58 reports
Anti-social behaviour42 reports
Vehicle crime18 reports
Shoplifting15 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Other theft10 reports

Also: public order 9, burglary 9, robbery 5, possession of weapons 4, other crime 3, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, drugs 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 IG7 5EA

Ward
Grange Hill
Parish
Chigwell
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Chigwell
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.

IG7 5ED50 mIG7 5DZ60 mIG7 5RF100 mIG7 5EB120 mIG7 5DX130 mIG6 2RW130 m
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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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