IG10 3TY Epping Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Loughton Roding. 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 (42% of about 660 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
- Land at Vere Road Loughton IG10 3S, not permissioned (420 m)
- Land at Vere Road Loughton IG10 3S: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Sterling House Langston Road Loughton Essex IG10 3TS, permissioned (590 m)
- Sterling House Langston Road Loughton Essex IG10 3TS: up to 129 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Debden Station Car Park Chigwell Lane Loughton IG10 3TG, not permissioned (630 m)
- Land and Garages Ladyfields Loughton Essex IG10 3RP, permissioned (780 m)
- St Thomas Moore Church 106 Willingale Road Loughton IG10 2DA, not permissioned (930 m)
- St Thomas Moore Church 106 Willingale Road Loughton IG10 2DA: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 45 addresses are between 25 m and 35 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% 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 | 5.9 km |
| Highams Park 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km | |
| Newbury Racecourse 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Debden Underground Station | 650 m |
| Debden Underground Station | 670 m | |
| Debden Underground Station | 670 m | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Vere Road Debden | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Drop Off Point Waltham Abbey | 7.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 15.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest 278 Vere Road Parking | 620 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 28.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Forest Practice | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Total Medcare Limited | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broadway Dental Clinic | 490 m |
| Hospital | Holly House Private Hospital | 4.9 km |
| Police station | Loughton Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 650 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Jessel Green 8.5 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 680 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 940 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 9.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman villa 300m south of Long Shaw, a scheduled monument, 730 m north. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman villa 300m south of Long Shaw | Scheduled monument | 730 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Broadfield Shaw | Wood | 590 m north-east |
| Long Shaw | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Millennium Remembrance Grove | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Golding's Hill Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-west |
| Blackweir Hill | Hill | 2.4 km west |
| Wake Valley | Valley | 3.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 3 |
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 12 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 18 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 9 |
| Under 55 | 43 | 3 |
2 of the postcode's 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 42 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 16% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.