IG7 5PE postcode in Chigwell, Essex

IG7 5PE 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 80% 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 4.0 km in a straight line

Where IG7 5PE is, and what is near it

Map of IG7 5PE and what is near it Map of IG7 5PE: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the IG7 5 sector, 3 schools, 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 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. IG7 5AA: also in IG7 5IG7 5AB: also in IG7 5IG7 5AD: also in IG7 5IG7 5AE: also in IG7 5IG7 5AF: also in IG7 5IG7 5AJ: also in IG7 5IG7 5AL: also in IG7 5IG7 5AR: also in IG7 5IG7 5AS: also in IG7 5IG7 5AT: also in IG7 5IG7 5AU: also in IG7 5IG7 5AX: also in IG7 5IG7 5AY: also in IG7 5IG7 5AZ: also in IG7 5IG7 5BA: also in IG7 5IG7 5BB: also in IG7 5IG7 5BD: also in IG7 5IG7 5BE: also in IG7 5IG7 5BG: also in IG7 5IG7 5BH: also in IG7 5IG7 5BJ: also in IG7 5IG7 5BL: also in IG7 5IG7 5BN: also in IG7 5IG7 5BP: also in IG7 5IG7 5BQ: also in IG7 5IG7 5BS: also in IG7 5IG7 5BT: also in IG7 5IG7 5BW: also in IG7 5IG7 5BX: also in IG7 5IG7 5BY: also in IG7 5IG7 5DD: also in IG7 5IG7 5DF: also in IG7 5IG7 5DH: also in IG7 5IG7 5DJ: also in IG7 5IG7 5DL: also in IG7 5IG7 5DN: also in IG7 5IG7 5DP: also in IG7 5IG7 5DQ: 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 5EA: also in IG7 5IG7 5EB: also in IG7 5IG7 5ED: also in IG7 5IG7 5EF: also in IG7 5IG7 5EP: also in IG7 5IG7 5EQ: also in IG7 5IG7 5ER: also in IG7 5IG7 5ES: also in IG7 5IG7 5ET: also in IG7 5IG7 5EU: also in IG7 5IG7 5EX: also in IG7 5IG7 5EY: also in IG7 5IG7 5EZ: also in IG7 5IG7 5HA: also in IG7 5IG7 5HB: also in IG7 5IG7 5HD: also in IG7 5IG7 5HE: also in IG7 5IG7 5HF: also in IG7 5IG7 5HG: also in IG7 5IG7 5HH: also in IG7 5IG7 5HJ: also in IG7 5IG7 5HQ: also in IG7 5IG7 5HX: also in IG7 5IG7 5HY: also in IG7 5IG7 5JR: also in IG7 5IG7 5JS: also in IG7 5IG7 5JT: also in IG7 5IG7 5JU: 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 5NQ: also in IG7 5IG7 5NS: also in IG7 5IG7 5NT: also in IG7 5IG7 5NU: also in IG7 5IG7 5NX: also in IG7 5IG7 5NY: also in IG7 5IG7 5PD: also in IG7 5IG7 5PF: 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 5QL: also in IG7 5IG7 5QN: also in IG7 5IG7 5QP: also in IG7 5IG7 5QR: also in IG7 5IG7 5QS: also in IG7 5IG7 5QT: also in IG7 5IG7 5QU: also in IG7 5IG7 5QW: 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 GP 1.4 kmHighams Park station 4.6 kmChigwell IG7 5PE Map of IG7 5PE and what is near it Map of IG7 5PE: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the IG7 5 sector, 3 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 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 1.4–4.0 kmChigwell IG7 5PE
  • IG7 5PE
  • Other postcodes in IG7 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 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 51.6081, longitude 0.0667)

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 IG7 5PE?

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 5PE?

Every home and business at IG7 5PE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 80% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)80% 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.

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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 5PE?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for IG7 5PE.

Check the bin days for IG7 5PE on BinDayBuddy

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 5PE 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 5PE.

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 5PE: 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 5PE 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 5PE?

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
£725,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ 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

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

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 5PE

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in IG7 5PE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 26 May 2026. The middle sale was £425,000, from £408,000 to £1,750,000. 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 5PE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around IG7 5PE. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (28%). 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 5PE

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 D, the most common, is £2,277.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,518
Band Babout 30 (5%)£1,771
Band Cabout 10 (2%)£2,024
Band Dabout 170 (30%)£2,277
Band Eabout 80 (14%)£2,783
Band Fabout 120 (21%)£3,289
Band Gabout 110 (20%)£3,795
Band Habout 40 (7%)£4,554

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 26% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 28% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 IG7 5PE is in (ONS area E01021752), 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 5PE?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of IG7 5PE is Newbury Park Station, 4.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Newbury Park Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
  • Highams Park Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle
  • Chigwell Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 1.2 kmWalk

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

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Audleigh Place, 85 m away.

More stations near IG7 5PE, 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 5PE?

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

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle
  • Char.gy Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.9 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 5PE?

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

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 5PE?

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

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

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

The centre of IG7 5PE 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 5PE?

Police.uk records 165 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IG7 5PE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences56 reports
Anti-social behaviour39 reports
Vehicle crime18 reports
Shoplifting11 reports
Public order9 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports

Also: burglary 7, other theft 6, robbery 3, drugs 2, possession of weapons 2, other crime 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 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 5PE

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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IG7 5QW90 mIG7 5EQ110 mIG8 8AG120 mIG7 5QP130 mIG7 5PF150 mIG8 8AX150 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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