Lippitts Hill Epping Forest
47 addresses across 3 postcodes (EN9,IG10), about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 13800290.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, C: 2, D: 5, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Epping Forest costs £2,277 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 62% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chingford, about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Gunpowder Park, is about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 73 to 109 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Loughton Health Centre, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 500 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 135 m². Most common: House, detached (6); House, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (6); before 1900 (3); 2024 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (23% of about 1,930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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: yes, Epping Forest.
Listed buildings
- GROTTO AT LIPPITTSHILL LODGE, grade II
- IVERNE, grade II
- WALLSGROVE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Pine Lodge Riding Centre_x000D_ Lippitts Hill_x000D_ Loughton_x000D_ Essex_x000D_ IG10 4AL, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 19 October 2026 to 23 October 2026: THAMES WATER, New service connection, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major (paa) works)
- 19 October 2026 to 23 October 2026: THAMES WATER, New service connection, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major works)
- 7 December 2026 to 10 December 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major (paa) works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| IG10 4AJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| IG10 4AW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
| EN9 1SX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 47 addresses are between 73 m and 109 m above sea level (87 m on average); the ground rises about 36 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN9 1SX | 96% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| IG10 4AJ | 85% | 62% | 62% | 0% |
| IG10 4AW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chingford 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Brimsdown 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Enfield Lock 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Drop Off Point Waltham Abbey | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Connaught Water Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 16.6 km (10 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 29.5 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Loughton Health Centre | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Loughton Pharmacy | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Loughton Dental Centre | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Holly House Private Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Met Police Air Support Unit, Lippitts Hill | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Church Hill, 117 Church Hill Cashzone | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Gunpowder Park 88 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,350 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5.2 ha | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite including Anti-Tank Blocks on Lippitts Hill, a scheduled monument, 650 m (0.4 miles) west. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite including Anti-Tank Blocks on Lippitts Hill | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Loughton camp slight univallate hillfort | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Whitehouse Plain | Wood | 220 m south |
| Almshouse Plain | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Ludgate Water | Lake or reservoir | 740 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Fairmead Bottom | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Strawberry Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Rammey Marsh | Wetland | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 47 |
2 of the street's 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Epping Forest: see them on the Epping Forest page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Beech CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Staples Road Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hive (LBWF) IG10 4AJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 7 Mar 2025 |
| The Owl IG10 4AL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (metropolitan).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 4 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- IG10 4AJ: 44 addresses of 55 in the postcode
- IG10 4AW: 2 addresses of 60 in the postcode
- EN9 1SX: 1 address of 30 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in EN9, IG10 and across Epping Forest.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.