IG10 1PY Epping Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Loughton St John's. Region: East of England.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Epping Forest in 2026-27: Band D £2,277 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,518 | £1,771 | £2,024 | £2,277 | £2,783 | £3,289 | £3,795 | £4,554 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (33% of about 540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 111 Church Hill Loughton IG10 4BE, not permissioned (300 m)
- 63 Wellfields Loughton IG10 1PA, not permissioned (400 m)
- 63 Wellfields Loughton IG10 1PA: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- 60 Traps Hill Loughton IG10 1TD, not permissioned (400 m)
- 60 Traps Hill Loughton IG10 1TD: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- 70 Wellfields Loughton IG10 1NY, not permissioned (450 m)
- 70 Wellfields Loughton IG10 1NY: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- 94 Lawton Road Loughton Essex IG10 2AA, permissioned (530 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 23 addresses are between 67 m and 71 m above sea level (69 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chingford 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km |
| Highams Park 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Brimsdown 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Debden Underground Station | 1.4 km |
| Debden Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Debden Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Church Close Loughton | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Drop Off Point Waltham Abbey | 5.7 km |
| Car parks | 278 Vere Road Parking | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 28.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Loughton Surgery | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 790 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 350 m |
| Hospital | Holly House Private Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Loughton Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Rontec - Church Hill, 117 Church Hill Cashzone | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 500 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4.8 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Loughton camp slight univallate hillfort, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km north-west. 32 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Loughton camp slight univallate hillfort | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Roman villa 300m south of Long Shaw | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Millennium Remembrance Grove | Wood | 430 m north-east |
| Ash Green | Wood | 690 m north-west |
| Baldwins Pond | Lake or reservoir | 920 m north-west |
| Blackweir Hill | Hill | 920 m north-west |
| Baldwins Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-west |
| Wake Valley | Valley | 1.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the postcode's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.