IG9 postcode area guide — Epping Forest
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the IG9 postcode district in Epping Forest — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in IG9
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90.1%
Gigabit-capable
89.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the IG9 postcode district (Epping Forest) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 291 postcodes Ofcom measures in IG9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89.1%.
Around 0% of premises in IG9 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 IG9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| IG9 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| IG9 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| IG9 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| IG9 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| IG9 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| IG9 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| IG9 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| IG9 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| IG9 5AQ | 100% | 100% |
| IG9 5AT | 60% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Epping Forest
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Epping Forest district (63,080 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
87.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.4%
5G outdoors — all networks
75.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
91.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in IG9
Police recorded 84 incidents within about a mile of the centre of IG9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 28 | 33.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 | 17.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 13 | 15.5% |
| Burglary | 8 | 9.5% |
| Drugs | 5 | 6.0% |
| Public order | 5 | 6.0% |
| Other theft | 4 | 4.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 2.4% |
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 IG9
Based on 155 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in IG9 is £635,000, up 9.7% on the previous year (£578,800).
Detached
£1,075,000
23 sales
Semi-detached
£730,000
44 sales
Terraced
£638,000
42 sales
Flat / maisonette
£375,000
44 sales
Latest recorded sales in IG9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £766,000 | Terraced | Bush Road | IG9 6ER |
| 21 May 2026 | £755,000 | Semi-detached | Blackmore Road | IG9 6AP |
| 15 May 2026 | £347,500 | Flat | Kings Place | IG9 5HR |
| 13 May 2026 | £830,000 | Semi-detached | Devon Close | IG9 5LF |
| 12 May 2026 | £380,000 | Flat | High Road | IG9 5SQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £230,000 | Flat | Albert Road | IG9 6EF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £735,000 | Semi-detached | Roding View | IG9 6AQ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £615,666 | Terraced | Andrews Close | IG9 5BL |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £690,000 | Terraced | Hills Road | IG9 5RS |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £1,425,000 | Detached | Field Close | IG9 5AQ |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.6% |
| 15–29 | 21.3% |
| 30–44 | 20% |
| 45–64 | 20.7% |
| 65+ | 19.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 69.6% |
| Private rented | 15.1% |
| Social rented | 3.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around IG9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill | Primary | 5–11 | 412 | IG9 5RX |
| Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 389 | IG9 6DS |
| Loyola Preparatory School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 138 | IG9 5NH |
| Daiglen School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 95 | IG9 5LG |
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 IG9
72 rated food businesses operate in IG9. 56 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: IG9 Brunch and Cafe, ALECCO BAR & RESTAURANT, Aroma Brazilian Food, Asvacare Pharmacy, Bancroft Rugby Football Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in IG9
From a sample of 227 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 IG9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
27%
Band D
37%
Band E
18%
Band F
5%
Band G
1%
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
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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.