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Chigwell

Middle area

South west Epping Forest. 7,081 people in 14 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Chigwell’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£693,750
272nd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,999
4,246th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Chigwell compares

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Median sale price17 middle areas, Epping Forest · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Epping Forest17 areas from £390,000 to £825,000. The middle area is £570,000. Chigwell is £693,750.
£693,7504th highest
Population17 middle areas, Epping Forest · 2021
Population: every middle area in Epping Forest17 areas from 6,034 to 11,752. The middle area is 7,602. Chigwell is 6,999.
6,9995th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Epping Forest · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Epping Forest17 areas from 70.9% to 96.4%. The middle area is 89.4%. Chigwell is 88.6%.
88.6%7th lowest
Claimant rate17 middle areas, Epping Forest · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Epping Forest17 areas from 1.8% to 4.5%. The middle area is 2.7%. Chigwell is 2.3%.
2.3%2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of Epping Forest

These figures are published for the whole of Epping Forest, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Epping Forest and not Chigwell alone. See Epping Forest

Average house price
£525,719
Down 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,618
44th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.5×
27th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.1
81st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chigwell in brief

The median price paid for a home in Chigwell was £693,750 in 2025.

Chigwell had 6,999 usual residents at the census.

In Chigwell, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chigwell, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.