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IG10 postcode area · Loughton

The IG10 postcode district covers Loughton and spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Epping Forest. Area Scores range from 31 to 89 across them. Every full IG10 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The IG10 district contains both ends of the scale: Buckhurst Hill at 90 out of 100 (#718 of 6,856 in England) against Waltham Abbey West & Outer at 32, a 58-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £420,000 in Waltham Abbey West & Outer to £650,000 in Loughton North.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,567a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime78per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied68%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the IG10 district

£515,000median home sold over the past year · +9.9% over 5 years · +7.0% over the year · 480 sales
Detached£1,035,000
Semi-detached£600,000
Terraced£505,000
Flat£340,000
Epping Forest£515,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Buckhurst HillEpping Forest 71890 £587,500
Loughton WestEpping Forest 75989 £600,000
Loughton NorthEpping Forest 82888 £650,000
Loughton SouthEpping Forest 2,37765 £490,000
Loughton EastEpping Forest 3,84444 £453,375
Waltham Abbey West & OuterEpping Forest 4,69432 £420,000

People living in IG10 Census 2021

Residents51,165
Median age (est.)41
Density916per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above36%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 14%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional15%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 7%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 7%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 33% · Jewish 3%

Born outside the UK: 16%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in IG10

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the IG10 district.

Loughton Waltham Abbey

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around IG10.

IG9 IG7 IG8 EN9 E4 EN3 E18 IG4

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.