E4 postcode area guide — Epping Forest

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Broadband & internet speeds in E4

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the E4 postcode district (Epping Forest) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 940 postcodes Ofcom measures in E4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89.9%.

Around 0.1% of premises in E4 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in E4

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Mobile signal around Epping Forest

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Epping Forest district (63,080 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in E4

Police recorded 306 incidents within about a mile of the centre of E4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in E4

Based on 518 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in E4 is £520,000, down 1.0% on the previous year (£525,000).

Latest recorded sales in E4

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Epping Forest demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Epping Forest district (134,979 residents, 54,559 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around E4

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in E4

370 rated food businesses operate in E4. 222 hold the top rating of 5, 62 are rated 4, and 20 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 1 Sewardstone Close Care Home, 1 The Avenue, A406 Cafe, Aldi Stores, Amara Bakery.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in E4

From a sample of 262 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 E4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Epping Forest

Landlines around E4 typically use:

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What's it like living in E4?

Postcodes in E4

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.