Fencepiece Road, Chigwell, IG7 5DS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding IG7 5DS has a slightly higher male population, with 52% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.4%	48%	-1.4%	51.0%	-3.0%
Male	50.6%	52%	1.4%	49.0%	3.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of IG7 5DS there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 56.5% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29.8%	31.8%	2.0%	37.9%	-6.1%
Married: Opposite sex	55.3%	56.5%	1.2%	44.2%	12.3%
Separated	2%	0.9%	-1.1%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	7.1%	7.7%	0.6%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	5.9%	3.1%	-2.8%	6.1%	-3.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (91.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.4%	57.7%	8.3%	48.4%	9.3%
Good health	36.5%	34%	-2.5%	33.6%	0.4%
Fair health	12.6%	6.1%	-6.5%	12.7%	-6.6%
Bad health	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	4.0%	-2.8%
Very bad health	0.9%	1%	0.1%	1.2%	-0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.7%	13.9%	-1.8%	18.2%	-4.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.3%	8.3%	-9.0%	9.6%	-1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.1%	9.3%	-6.8%	13.4%	-4.1%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	7.1%	6.3%	5.3%	1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.2%	15.4%	3.2%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	31%	42.9%	11.9%	33.8%	9.1%
Other	7.1%	3.1%	-4.0%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.9% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.6%	6.1%	4.5%	1.1%	5.0%
Chinese	2.5%	2%	-0.5%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	14.2%	11%	-3.2%	3.1%	7.9%
Pakistani	2.5%	4.9%	2.4%	2.7%	2.2%
Other Asian	2.5%	4.9%	2.4%	1.6%	3.3%
Black African	4.1%	4.7%	0.6%	2.5%	2.2%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	2.7%	0.8%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0.5%	-0.8%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	2.2%	0.2%	-2.0%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	63.2%	52.9%	-10.3%	81.4%	-28.5%
Arab	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	2.5%	6.1%	3.6%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77%	53.4%	-23.6%	83.2%	-29.8%
European Union	5.7%	14.5%	8.8%	6.1%	8.4%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	10.3%	8.7%	0.8%	9.5%
Africa	2.8%	3.4%	0.6%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	10.7%	16.2%	5.5%	5.6%	10.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	2%	0.1%	1.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77%	53.4%	-23.6%	83.2%	-29.8%
10+ Years	1.9%	23.5%	21.6%	9.8%	13.7%
5-10 Years	0.9%	9.8%	8.9%	2.9%	6.9%
2-5 Years	4.4%	7.6%	3.2%	2.2%	5.4%
Less than 2 years	15.7%	5.6%	-10.1%	1.9%	3.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.4%	76.7%	-12.3%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	15%	0.9%	14.1%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Other Europe	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Southern Asia	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	3.6%	13.5%	-9.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	15.7%	37.2%	-21.5%
Christian	43.7%	46.2%	-2.5%
Hindu	11.1%	1.7%	9.4%
Jewish	7.1%	0.5%	6.6%
Muslim	14.3%	6.5%	7.8%
Sikh	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Fencepiece Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fencepiece Road was 29.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 40.5% lower than the Grange Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Fencepiece Road has the 7th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Grange Hill and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -1.5%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,900

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in IG7 5DS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Fencepiece Road are based on 96 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Epping Forest.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Fencepiece Road, Chigwell, IG7 5DS

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG7 5DS

Average Price
£1,019,855

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,019,855

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fencepiece Road

Average Price
£708,348

Semi-Detached
£729,441

Terraced
£527,592

Detached
£799,927

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fencepiece Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
410 Fencepiece Road, Chigwell, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£606,000	2009-10-16	£1,112,560
410 Fencepiece Road, Chigwell, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£352,000	2006-02-10	£737,339
404 Fencepiece Road, Chigwell, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£480,000	2003-01-06	£1,089,451
406 Fencepiece Road, Chigwell, Essex Detached, an established residential building	£310,000	2002-09-05	£737,025

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG7 5DS

Employment

IG7 5DS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

IG7 5DS area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	116
Self-Employed	56
Retired	45
Part-Time Employee	42
Student (economically inactive)	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	9
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Education	17
Construction	16
Financial and insurance activities	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Manufacturing	11
Information and communication	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Transport and storage	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	4
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Limes Farm Junior School Limes Avenue , IG7 5LP	3out of 4	523 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery Limes Avenue , IG7 5LP	3out of 4	523 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fairlop Primary School Colvin Gardens , Hainault IG6 2LH	3out of 4	1,271 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Manford Primary School Manford Way , IG7 4BX	3out of 4	1,484 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chigwell Primary Academy Mandir Lane , IG7 6ED	3out of 4	1,904 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Hatch High School High Road , IG7 5BT	3out of 4	1,383 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kantor King Solomon High School Forest Road , Barkingside IG6 3HB	3out of 4	2,088 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ilford County High School Fremantle Road , Barkingside IG6 2JB	4out of 4	2,251 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Caterham High School Caterham Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0QW	2out of 4	2,496 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Forest Academy Harbourer Road , Hainault IG6 3TN	3out of 4	2,580 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Atam Academy Little Heath , RM6 4XX	4out of 4	4,512 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	5,087 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New Rush Hall School Fencepiece Road , Hainault IG6 2LB	4out of 4	1,211 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John's RC School (Essex) Turpins Lane , IG8 8AX	3out of 4	1,247 yd	Non-maintained special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Early Years Assessment Service and Centre Co Manford Primary School Manford Way , IG7 4BX	- not rated	1,484 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Wells Park School School Lane , Lambourne Road IG7 6NN	4out of 4	1,668 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chigwell School High Road , IG7 6QF	- not rated	1,823 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chunky Panda	Grange Hill Post Office, 171 Manor Road	746 yd
Indian Ocean	181 Manor Road, Chigwell	759 yd
Maibels	179 Manor Road, Chigwell	774 yd
Cafe Ila	121 Fencepiece Road	910 yd
Monsoon Restaurant	55 New North Road	923 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Maypole Public House	Old Maypole, 105-107 Fencepiece Road	1,036 yd
Chigwell Golf Club Ltd	Chigwell Golf Club, 156 High Road	1,069 yd
Chigwell Mens Club	Victory Hall, Hainault Road	1,076 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chigwell Tandoori	558 Limes Avenue, Chigwell	323 yd
Flames Pizzeria & Grill	560 Limes Avenue, Chigwell	323 yd
Manor Kebab & Pizza	155 Manor Road, Chigwell	670 yd
Manor (Chinese Food Takeaway)	153 Manor Road, Chigwell	683 yd
Cherry Land Patisserie	115 Fencepiece Road	926 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Londis Supermarket	552-556 Limes Avenue, Chigwell	323 yd
Lidl	250-260 Fencepiece Road	762 yd
Co-op	111-113 Fencepiece Road	910 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hainault Baptist Church Hall (Closed) Franklyn Gardens		895 yd
Chigwell Golf Club CLUBHOUSE CLUBHOUSE HIGH ROAD	golf	1,085 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of IG7 5DS