UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ig7
IG7Chigwell, Epping Forest, England
House prices in IG7, Chigwell
Homes in IG7 sold for a median of £490,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 415 standard sales.
That makes it the fourth cheapest of the 10 IG postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 87 | £1,105,000 | £800,000 to £1,549,000 |
| Semi-detached | 109 | £625,000 | £455,000 to £815,000 |
| Terraced | 113 | £431,000 | £401,000 to £495,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 106 | £309,000 | £276,000 to £385,000 |
IG7 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the IG postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of IG7's, it was £5,410 per m² from 184 linked sales.
Terraced houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 27% and 26% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.6 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
59 sales in IG7, or 14%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
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Where prices are higher in IG7
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in IG7 5, around Chigwell, with a median of £730,000, and lowest in IG7 4, around Chigwell, at £410,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in IG7 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 49 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| IG7 5AF | £3,020,000 | 4 |
| IG7 6AD | £1,900,000 | 3 |
| IG7 6LR | £1,659,000 | 4 |
| IG7 5RD | £1,650,000 | 3 |
| IG7 5BA | £1,250,000 | 3 |
| IG7 5EP | £1,100,000 | 3 |
| IG7 5JD | £1,015,000 | 4 |
| IG7 5HH | £1,000,000 | 3 |
| IG7 6NY | £1,000,000 | 3 |
| IG7 5JA | £975,000 | 3 |
| IG7 5ER | £960,500 | 3 |
| IG7 5BD | £910,000 | 3 |
| IG7 5HZ | £871,000 | 3 |
| IG7 5AA | £840,000 | 4 |
| IG7 5HX | £812,500 | 4 |
| IG7 5JF | £770,000 | 3 |
| IG7 5HA | £751,500 | 3 |
| IG7 5HJ | £722,500 | 4 |
| IG7 5JE | £705,000 | 4 |
| IG7 6HW | £670,000 | 3 |
| IG7 6JQ | £637,500 | 5 |
| IG7 6BX | £627,500 | 4 |
| IG7 6QQ | £625,000 | 3 |
| IG7 5BX | £619,000 | 4 |
| IG7 4FP | £565,000 | 3 |
| IG7 6ND | £545,000 | 3 |
| IG7 4FJ | £505,000 | 4 |
| IG7 5NY | £505,000 | 5 |
| IG7 5PR | £477,500 | 4 |
| IG7 6HS | £475,000 | 3 |
| IG7 4EN | £460,000 | 5 |
| IG7 4QU | £460,000 | 3 |
| IG7 4EB | £450,000 | 3 |
| IG7 5JY | £450,000 | 3 |
| IG7 4JE | £435,000 | 8 |
| IG7 4JY | £431,000 | 3 |
| IG7 6NB | £420,000 | 5 |
| IG7 4JJ | £395,000 | 5 |
| IG7 4AX | £391,000 | 4 |
| IG7 5PN | £370,000 | 4 |
| IG7 5EA | £345,000 | 5 |
| IG7 6DU | £345,000 | 5 |
| IG7 4BA | £336,500 | 4 |
| IG7 6EL | £335,000 | 9 |
| IG7 5NU | £320,000 | 3 |
| IG7 4FQ | £310,000 | 3 |
| IG7 4EG | £285,000 | 24 |
| IG7 4FH | £275,000 | 4 |
| IG7 5JN | £250,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 25%, from £400,000 in 2016 to £500,000 in 2025, less than the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.
Postcode districts in the Epping Forest council area
Median sale price of the 7 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. IG7 is the second cheapest.
- RM4 Romford£640,000
- IG9 Buckhurst Hill£622,500
- CM16 Epping£575,000
- IG10 Loughton£509,000
- CM5 Ongar£500,000
- IG7 Chigwell, this district£490,000
- EN9 Waltham Abbey£401,000
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of IG7, from the sales in IG7, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Grange Hill 137 sales£700,000
- Chigwell with Lambourne 126 sales£655,000
- Hainault 174 sales£410,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £332,000 for a flat on Retreat Way to £2,700,000 for a detached house on Manor Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in IG7. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 50 Millwell CrescentSold for £940,000
- 37 Manford WaySold for £666,500
- 4 Coolgardie AvenueSold for £1,471,000
- 7 Periwinkle GardensSold for £800,000
- 53 Retreat WaySold for £332,000
- 26 Dickens RiseSold for £995,000
- 23 Warren CourtSold for £390,000
- 37 Five Oaks LaneSold for £450,000
- 8 Cedar ParkSold for £705,000
- 71 Manor RoadSold for £2,700,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Manford Way, Chigwell£291,50036 sales
- Manor Road, Chigwell£475,00021 sales
- High Road, Chigwell£795,00011 sales
- Arrowsmith Road, Chigwell£414,00010 sales
- Long Green, Chigwell£432,50010 sales
Living in IG7
Crime
60 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 91% of homes can get it
Higher than 62 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,277 a year in Epping Forest for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 83 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 17 | |
| C | 218 | |
| D | 182 | |
| E | 16 | |
| F | 3 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | ||
| 13 | ||
| 86 | ||
| 144 | ||
| 101 | ||
| 28 | ||
| 28 | ||
| 23 |
About these figures
The figures come from 415 standard sales in IG7, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 26% were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.