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Is IG9 5SH a good place to live?

Essex (IG9 5SH), East of England, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 10 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

IG9 5SH has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 92 nearby (10 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 10 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

IG9 5SH is a UK postcode in IG9 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 10 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Buckhurst Hill, 0.5 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around IG9 5SH include 1 supermarket and 2 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away.

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
5/5 — Excellent
Schools
70/100 — Good
Amenities
47/100 — Average
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
30/100 — Below average

Safety

IG9 5SH is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

5/ 5
Safety score
0last 6m
Reported incidents
No crime incidents recorded for the selected period.

Schools near IG9 5SH

92 schools near IG9 5SH, including 10 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 72 primary schools (8 Outstanding, 55 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 17 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

72
Primary
20
Secondary
10
Outstanding
Primary schools72 schools
8
55
3
6
Outstanding (8) Good (55) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (6)
Secondary schools20 schools
2
17
1
Outstanding (2) Good (17) Requires Improvement (1)

Nearby amenities

A handful of everyday amenities surround IG9 5SH.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 1 supermarket and 2 parks or green spaces.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Waitrose, 0.5 miles away.

Roding Valley Community Garden is just 0.9 miles away for daily green space.

1
Supermarkets
2
Parks
0
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose
    IG95EP
    0.5 mi

Parks & green space

  • Roding Valley Community Garden
    IG96JR
    0.9 mi
  • Luxborough Lake
    IG75DF
    1.0 mi

Transportation

Buckhurst Hill is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from IG9 5SH - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Roding Valley (1.0 mi).

In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

2
Stations in range
0.5miles
Closest
  • Buckhurst Hill
    IG95ER
    0.5 mi
  • Roding Valley
    IG96EY
    1.0 mi

Connectivity

Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.

Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 100%.

0%
Full fibre
0%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
0%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
0%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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