Is IG9 5AX a good place to live?
Essex (IG9 5AX), East of England, England
View IG9 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
IG9 5AX has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 91 nearby (11 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
IG9 5AX is a UK postcode in IG9 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Buckhurst Hill, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around IG9 5AX include 1 supermarket and 2 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 11 incidents were reported in IG9 5AX. It ranks 278 of 293 for safety within IG9.
Overall score
Good overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 4/5 — Moderate
- Schools
- 70/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 47/100 — Average
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
IG9 5AX is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 11 incidents were reported in IG9 5AX.
The most common categories are Violent crime (36%), Criminal damage arson (18%), Vehicle crime (18%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within IG9, this postcode ranks 278 of 293 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- IG9 district average
- 133 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near IG9 5AX
91 schools near IG9 5AX, including 11 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 70 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 51 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 18 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
A handful of everyday amenities surround IG9 5AX.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 1 supermarket and 2 parks or green spaces.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Waitrose, 0.4 miles away.
Roding Valley Community Garden is just 0.7 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Waitrose0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Roding Valley Community Garden0.7 mi
- Luxborough Lake0.9 mi
Transportation
Buckhurst Hill is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from IG9 5AX - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Roding Valley (0.7 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Buckhurst Hill0.5 mi
- Roding Valley0.7 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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