IG7 6FA postcode in Chigwell Row, Essex

IG7 6FA is a postcode in Chigwell Row, in the Chigwell with Lambourne ward of Epping Forest. It is in the Epping Forest parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since May 2021.

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 £677,500 Homes sold in IG7 6, last 12 months. ▲ 20.4% on the year before Nearest station Newbury Park Station 4.7 km in a straight line

Where IG7 6FA is, and what is near it

Map of IG7 6FA and what is near it Map of IG7 6FA: its centre point, with the 148 other postcodes in the IG7 6 sector, 4 schools (1 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 1 bus stop, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A1112 IG7 6AT: also in IG7 6IG7 6BZ: also in IG7 6IG7 6DA: also in IG7 6IG7 6DB: also in IG7 6IG7 6DE: also in IG7 6IG7 6DF: also in IG7 6IG7 6DG: also in IG7 6IG7 6DU: also in IG7 6IG7 6DZ: also in IG7 6IG7 6EB: also in IG7 6IG7 6EE: also in IG7 6IG7 6EF: also in IG7 6IG7 6EG: also in IG7 6IG7 6EH: also in IG7 6IG7 6EJ: also in IG7 6IG7 6EL: also in IG7 6IG7 6EN: also in IG7 6IG7 6EP: also in IG7 6IG7 6EQ: also in IG7 6IG7 6ER: also in IG7 6IG7 6ES: also in IG7 6IG7 6ET: also in IG7 6IG7 6EU: also in IG7 6IG7 6EW: also in IG7 6IG7 6EX: also in IG7 6IG7 6EY: also in IG7 6IG7 6EZ: also in IG7 6IG7 6FD: also in IG7 6IG7 6HA: also in IG7 6IG7 6HB: also in IG7 6IG7 6HG: also in IG7 6IG7 6HH: also in IG7 6IG7 6HJ: also in IG7 6IG7 6HL: also in IG7 6IG7 6HN: also in IG7 6IG7 6HP: also in IG7 6IG7 6HR: also in IG7 6IG7 6HS: also in IG7 6IG7 6HT: also in IG7 6IG7 6HU: also in IG7 6IG7 6HW: also in IG7 6IG7 6HX: also in IG7 6IG7 6HZ: also in IG7 6IG7 6JA: also in IG7 6IG7 6JB: also in IG7 6IG7 6JD: also in IG7 6IG7 6JE: also in IG7 6IG7 6JF: also in IG7 6IG7 6JG: also in IG7 6IG7 6JJ: also in IG7 6IG7 6JL: also in IG7 6IG7 6JN: also in IG7 6IG7 6JP: also in IG7 6IG7 6JQ: also in IG7 6IG7 6JR: also in IG7 6IG7 6JS: also in IG7 6IG7 6JT: also in IG7 6IG7 6JU: also in IG7 6IG7 6JW: also in IG7 6IG7 6LA: also in IG7 6IG7 6LS: also in IG7 6IG7 6LT: also in IG7 6IG7 6LU: also in IG7 6IG7 6LX: also in IG7 6IG7 6LY: also in IG7 6IG7 6LZ: also in IG7 6IG7 6NA: also in IG7 6IG7 6NB: also in IG7 6IG7 6ND: also in IG7 6IG7 6NF: also in IG7 6IG7 6NG: also in IG7 6IG7 6NQ: also in IG7 6IG7 6PR: also in IG7 6 Chigwell School 1.9 kmGP 1.9 kmChigwell Row IG7 6FA Map of IG7 6FA and what is near it Map of IG7 6FA: its centre point, with the 148 other postcodes in the IG7 6 sector, 4 schools (1 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 1 bus stop, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Chigwell School 1.9 kmGP 1.9 kmChigwell Row IG7 6FA
  • IG7 6FA
  • Other postcodes in IG7 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6167, longitude 0.1048)

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 6FA?

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 6FA?

Every home and business at IG7 6FA 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 6FA?

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 6FA 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 6FA.

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 6FA: 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 6FA 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 6FA?

Homes in IG7 6 sold for a typical £677,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 48 sales, up 20.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£677,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£562,500
12 months to August 2026
£677,500

▲ up 20.4% on the 12 months before

Detached£1,425,000 19 sales
Semi-detached£650,000 11 sales
Terraced£512,500 8 sales
Flat or maisonette£390,000 10 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 6FA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in IG7 6FA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 6FA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 990 homes in the neighbourhood around IG7 6FA. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band F. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (36%). 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 6FA

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 £4,554 (band H); band F, the most common, is £3,289.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,518
Band Babout 30 (3%)£1,771
Band Cabout 20 (2%)£2,024
Band Dabout 230 (23%)£2,277
Band Eabout 260 (26%)£2,783
Band Fabout 280 (28%)£3,289
Band Gabout 130 (13%)£3,795
Band Habout 30 (3%)£4,554

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 27% 1945 to 1964
  5. 36% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 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 6FA is in (ONS area E01021749), 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 6FA?

The nearest open schools to IG7 6FA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IG7 6FA, 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 6FA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IG7 6FA is Newbury Park Station, 4.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Newbury Park Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle
  • Chadwell Heath Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive
  • 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.

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest High View School Lane, 172 m away.

More stations near IG7 6FA, 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 6FA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IG7 6FA, 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 6FA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of IG7 6FA on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 6FA?

The nearest to the centre of IG7 6FA, 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 6FA?

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 6FA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IG7 6FA, 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 6FA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IG7 6FA, 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 6FA?

The nearest vets to the centre of IG7 6FA 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 6FA in a conservation area?

The centre of IG7 6FA 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 6FA?

Police.uk records 154 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IG7 6FA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences54 reports
Anti-social behaviour34 reports
Public order13 reports
Other theft13 reports
Vehicle crime10 reports
Shoplifting8 reports

Also: drugs 6, burglary 4, possession of weapons 4, robbery 3, criminal damage and arson 2, other crime 2, theft from the person 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 6FA

Ward
Chigwell with Lambourne
Parish
Chigwell
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Chigwell Row
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
May 2021

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

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Nearby postcodes

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

IG7 6HH120 mIG7 6HJ130 mIG7 6JB130 mIG7 6JA140 mIG7 6HG170 mIG7 6LA190 m
All of IG7

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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