Copperfield, Chigwell, IG7 5NH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG7 5NH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.7%	51.8%	-2.9%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	45.3%	48.2%	2.9%	49.0%	-0.8%

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 area around IG7 5NH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.3%	46.8%	7.5%	37.9%	8.9%
Married: Opposite sex	39.8%	35.7%	-4.1%	44.2%	-8.5%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.9%	3.8%	0.9%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	12.3%	9.1%	-3.2%	9.1%	0.0%
Widowed	4.9%	4.6%	-0.3%	6.1%	-1.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.7%	46%	3.3%	48.4%	-2.4%
Good health	38.3%	38.5%	0.2%	33.6%	4.9%
Fair health	16.5%	10.5%	-6.0%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	1.9%	3.3%	1.4%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	1.2%	0.5%

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	27.9%	23.1%	-4.8%	18.2%	4.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.6%	12.9%	-4.7%	9.6%	3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16%	11.4%	-4.6%	13.4%	-2.0%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	4.2%	0.9%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	15.5%	6.1%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	16.8%	30.7%	13.9%	33.8%	-3.1%
Other	9%	2.3%	-6.7%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.9% 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	0.3%	4.2%	3.9%	1.1%	3.1%
Chinese	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	5.7%	3.6%	-2.1%	3.1%	0.5%
Pakistani	2.2%	4.5%	2.3%	2.7%	1.8%
Other Asian	3.2%	0.8%	-2.4%	1.6%	-0.8%
Black African	6.6%	5.9%	-0.7%	2.5%	3.4%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	3.1%	0.6%	0.9%	2.2%
Mixed Other	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	0.8%	0.9%
White	73.7%	66.9%	-6.8%	81.4%	-14.5%
Arab	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%	0.6%	2.2%
Other	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.8% 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	71.2%	67.8%	-3.4%	83.2%	-15.4%
European Union	11.7%	12.2%	0.5%	6.1%	6.1%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	6.1%	4.2%	0.8%	5.3%
Africa	6%	4.7%	-1.3%	2.7%	2.0%
Middle East and Asia	8.2%	8.3%	0.1%	5.6%	2.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	1.3%	-1.0%
Oceania	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.3%	68%	-2.3%	83.2%	-15.2%
10+ Years	0.9%	17.8%	16.9%	9.8%	8.0%
5-10 Years	4.4%	7%	2.6%	2.9%	4.1%
2-5 Years	11.1%	5.8%	-5.3%	2.2%	3.6%
Less than 2 years	13.3%	1.4%	-11.9%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.6%	76.7%	-7.1%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Poland	3.6%	1.3%	2.3%
Romania	7.8%	0.9%	6.9%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	9.8%	13.5%	-3.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.6%	37.2%	-9.6%
Christian	45.4%	46.2%	-0.8%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Jewish	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Muslim	13.5%	6.5%	7.0%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	9%	6.0%	3.0%

Safety

Is Copperfield Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Copperfield was 70.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 41.2% higher than the Grange Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Copperfield has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Grange Hill and the 145th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 44.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -14.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 5NH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Copperfield are based on 199 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 Copperfield, Chigwell, IG7 5NH

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG7 5NH

Average Price
£191,789

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£191,789

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Copperfield

Average Price
£295,244

Semi-Detached
£315,811

Terraced
£335,154

Detached
£401,949

Flats/Maisonettes
£205,793

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on CopperfieldStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
91 Copperfield, Chigwell, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£180,000	2021-04-19	£188,443
91 Copperfield, Chigwell, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,000	2017-03-28	£191,635
125 Copperfield, Chigwell, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£192,000	2017-02-10	£199,517
73 Copperfield, Chigwell, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2008-05-09	£192,130
125 Copperfield, Chigwell, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£133,000	2008-03-07	£187,922

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG7 5NH

Employment

IG7 5NH area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	84
Self-Employed	38
Part-Time Employee	30
Retired	28
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	16
Student (economically inactive)	15
Other	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	33
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Construction	17
Other	11
Manufacturing	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Education	8
Transport and storage	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Real estate activities	1

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	240 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery Limes Avenue , IG7 5LP	3out of 4	240 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fairlop Primary School Colvin Gardens , Hainault IG6 2LH	3out of 4	921 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Manford Primary School Manford Way , IG7 4BX	3out of 4	1,108 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School Forest Road , IG6 3HB	3out of 4	1,501 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kantor King Solomon High School Forest Road , Barkingside IG6 3HB	3out of 4	1,541 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ilford County High School Fremantle Road , Barkingside IG6 2JB	4out of 4	1,898 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
West Hatch High School High Road , IG7 5BT	3out of 4	1,960 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Forest Academy Harbourer Road , Hainault IG6 3TN	3out of 4	2,142 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Caterham High School Caterham Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0QW	2out of 4	2,448 yd	Community school	No	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	3,852 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	4,586 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	709 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Early Years Assessment Service and Centre Co Manford Primary School Manford Way , IG7 4BX	- not rated	1,108 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Wells Park School School Lane , Lambourne Road IG7 6NN	4out of 4	1,531 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Alternative Provision Starch House Lane , Fullwell Cross IG6 1PU	4out of 4	1,652 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John's RC School (Essex) Turpins Lane , IG8 8AX	3out of 4	1,730 yd	Non-maintained special 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
Monsoon Restaurant	55 New North Road	394 yd
Cafe Ila	121 Fencepiece Road	547 yd
Hainault Supermarket	206 New North Road	582 yd
Chunky Panda	Grange Hill Post Office, 171 Manor Road	900 yd
Indian Ocean	181 Manor Road, Chigwell	909 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Maypole Public House	Old Maypole, 105-107 Fencepiece Road	641 yd
Bealonians Football Club	The Jack Carter Pavilion, Fencepiece Road	934 yd
Desi Fusion Flavours	The Pavilion, Oakfield Playing Fields, Forest Road	1,027 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chigwell Tandoori	558 Limes Avenue, Chigwell	348 yd
Flames Pizzeria & Grill	560 Limes Avenue, Chigwell	348 yd
Oriental Kitchen	1 New North Road	481 yd
Station Hainault Peri Peri & Pizza on Fire	200 New North Road	487 yd
Metro’s fried Chicken	216 New North Road	550 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Londis Supermarket	552-556 Limes Avenue, Chigwell	348 yd
Lidl	250-260 Fencepiece Road	381 yd
Co-op	111-113 Fencepiece Road	547 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hainault Baptist Church Hall (Closed) Franklyn Gardens		235 yd
St Francis Barkingside Hall FENCEPIECE ROAD		723 yd
New Rush Hall School FENCEPIECE ROAD	grass pitches	805 yd
Ilford Wanderers Rfc FOREST ROAD	grass pitches	903 yd
Jack Carter Pavilion Sports Ground FENCEPIECE ROAD	grass pitches	934 yd
Old Parkonians OAKFIELD PLAYING FIELDS OAKFIELD PLAYING FIELDS FOREST ROAD	grass pitches	1,029 yd
London Marathon Playing Field Redbridge FOREST ROAD	grass pitches	1,059 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	100.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	115.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG7 5NH