Is IG10 3QX a good place to live?
Essex (IG10 3QX), East of England, England
View IG10 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 9 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
IG10 3QX has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (9 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 9 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
IG10 3QX is a UK postcode in IG10 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 9 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Debden, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around IG10 3QX include 5 supermarkets, 1 park and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 4 incidents were reported in IG10 3QX. It ranks in the lower half for safety within IG10.
Overall score
Excellent 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
- 75/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
IG10 3QX is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 4 incidents were reported in IG10 3QX.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (50%), Violent crime (25%), Burglary (25%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within IG10, this postcode ranks 391 of 753 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- IG10 district average
- 262 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near IG10 3QX
93 schools near IG10 3QX, including 9 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (7 Outstanding, 59 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 16 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
IG10 3QX has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 1 park or green space, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.5 miles away.
Memorial Rose Garden is just 0.8 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.5 mi
- Sainsbury's Local0.5 mi
- Lidl0.6 mi
- Morrisons0.7 mi
- Aldi0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Memorial Rose Garden0.8 mi
Transportation
Debden is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from IG10 3QX - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Loughton (0.8 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Debden0.6 mi
- Loughton0.8 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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