Copperfield, Chigwell, IG7 5NJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around IG7 5NJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.9%	50.4%	-1.5%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	48.1%	49.6%	1.5%	49.0%	0.6%

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 5NJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47% 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	37.5%	47%	9.5%	37.9%	9.1%
Married: Opposite sex	40.8%	38%	-2.8%	44.2%	-6.2%
Separated	2.1%	1.9%	-0.2%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	16.7%	9.8%	-6.9%	9.1%	0.7%
Widowed	2.9%	3.4%	0.5%	6.1%	-2.7%

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	39.1%	49%	9.9%	48.4%	0.6%
Good health	42.4%	31.5%	-10.9%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	14%	13.7%	-0.3%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	3.6%	3.5%	-0.1%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	0.9%	2.3%	1.4%	1.2%	1.1%

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	22.1%	17.6%	-4.5%	18.2%	-0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.9%	15%	-2.9%	9.6%	5.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.1%	13.1%	-4.0%	13.4%	-0.3%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	5.6%	3.5%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.3%	13.1%	1.8%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	23.3%	33.3%	10.0%	33.8%	-0.5%
Other	6.3%	2.2%	-4.1%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.4% 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	3%	2.9%	-0.1%	1.1%	1.8%
Chinese	1.8%	1.2%	-0.6%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	5.1%	6.8%	1.7%	3.1%	3.7%
Pakistani	4.8%	0.6%	-4.2%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	3.3%	2.4%	-0.9%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	6%	5.9%	-0.1%	2.5%	3.4%
Black Caribbean	2.1%	6.5%	4.4%	1.0%	5.5%
Other Black	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	2.1%	1.8%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0.3%	2.4%	2.1%	0.8%	1.6%
White	71%	66.4%	-4.6%	81.4%	-15.0%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.6%	-1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.3% 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	77.9%	63.3%	-14.6%	83.2%	-19.9%
European Union	6.6%	14.3%	7.7%	6.1%	8.2%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	5.2%	4.0%	0.8%	4.4%
Africa	3.9%	5%	1.1%	2.7%	2.3%
Middle East and Asia	8.7%	9.3%	0.6%	5.6%	3.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	2.9%	1.1%	1.3%	1.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.6%	63.5%	-14.1%	83.2%	-19.7%
10+ Years	1.8%	22.8%	21.0%	9.8%	13.0%
5-10 Years	4.5%	5%	0.5%	2.9%	2.1%
2-5 Years	5.1%	7.3%	2.2%	2.2%	5.1%
Less than 2 years	11%	1.5%	-9.5%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.8%	76.7%	-11.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Lithuania	4.4%	0.3%	4.1%
Poland	2.3%	1.3%	1.0%
Romania	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	10.8%	13.5%	-2.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.8%	37.2%	-10.4%
Christian	49.9%	46.2%	3.7%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	7.3%	1.7%	5.6%
Jewish	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Muslim	7.3%	6.5%	0.8%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Copperfield Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Copperfield was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Grange Hill average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

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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 5NJ, 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 5NJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for IG7 5NJ

Average Price
£236,005

Semi-Detached
£278,664

Terraced
£211,050

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£215,401

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
155 Copperfield, Chigwell, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2023-09-15	£201,850
159 Copperfield, Chigwell, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2021-02-05	£209,159
199 Copperfield, Chigwell, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£207,000	2020-04-24	£230,208
169 Copperfield, Chigwell, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£190,000	2015-01-05	£240,438
157 Copperfield, Chigwell, Essex Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£131,000	2011-12-22	£204,194

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for IG7 5NJ

Employment

IG7 5NJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in IG7 5NJ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	75
Self-Employed	41
Part-Time Employee	38
Retired	24
Student (economically inactive)	16
Other	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Looking after home or family	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Unemployed	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Construction	22
Human health and social work activities	17
Education	13
Transport and storage	10
Administrative and support service activities	7
Other	7
Manufacturing	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	2
Information and communication	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	207 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery Limes Avenue , IG7 5LP	3out of 4	207 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fairlop Primary School Colvin Gardens , Hainault IG6 2LH	3out of 4	999 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Manford Primary School Manford Way , IG7 4BX	3out of 4	1,021 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Bramston Primary School Newcastle Avenue , New North Road IG6 3EE	3out of 4	1,480 yd	Community 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	1,584 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ilford County High School Fremantle Road , Barkingside IG6 2JB	4out of 4	1,969 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
West Hatch High School High Road , IG7 5BT	3out of 4	2,015 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Forest Academy Harbourer Road , Hainault IG6 3TN	3out of 4	2,061 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Caterham High School Caterham Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0QW	2out of 4	2,535 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	3,843 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	4,632 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	772 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	1,021 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Wells Park School School Lane , Lambourne Road IG7 6NN	4out of 4	1,446 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Redbridge Alternative Provision Starch House Lane , Fullwell Cross IG6 1PU	4out of 4	1,698 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John's RC School (Essex) Turpins Lane , IG8 8AX	3out of 4	1,797 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	463 yd
Hainault Supermarket	206 New North Road	524 yd
Cafe Ila	121 Fencepiece Road	630 yd
Chunky Panda	Grange Hill Post Office, 171 Manor Road	845 yd
Indian Ocean	181 Manor Road, Chigwell	852 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Maypole Public House	Old Maypole, 105-107 Fencepiece Road	720 yd
Bealonians Football Club	The Jack Carter Pavilion, Fencepiece Road	986 yd
Desi Fusion Flavours	The Pavilion, Oakfield Playing Fields, Forest Road	1,070 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chigwell Tandoori	558 Limes Avenue, Chigwell	367 yd
Flames Pizzeria & Grill	560 Limes Avenue, Chigwell	367 yd
Station Hainault Peri Peri & Pizza on Fire	200 New North Road	442 yd
Metro’s fried Chicken	216 New North Road	497 yd
Hainault BBQ	210 New North Road	524 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Londis Supermarket	552-556 Limes Avenue, Chigwell	367 yd
Lidl	250-260 Fencepiece Road	467 yd
Co-op	111-113 Fencepiece Road	630 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hainault Baptist Church Hall (Closed) Franklyn Gardens		210 yd
St Francis Barkingside Hall FENCEPIECE ROAD		790 yd
Ilford Wanderers Rfc FOREST ROAD	grass pitches	871 yd
New Rush Hall School FENCEPIECE ROAD	grass pitches	879 yd
Jack Carter Pavilion Sports Ground FENCEPIECE ROAD	grass pitches	985 yd
London Marathon Playing Field Redbridge FOREST ROAD	grass pitches	1,035 yd
Old Parkonians OAKFIELD PLAYING FIELDS OAKFIELD PLAYING FIELDS FOREST ROAD	grass pitches	1,073 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	82.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of IG7 5NJ