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Chequers, Buckhurst Hill

MyStreetCheck free street report: Chequers, Buckhurst Hill · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/buckhurst-hill-essex/chequers/

House prices, sold prices and local information for IG9 5RH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£333,250
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£335,881
21 sales
Price range
£280k – £397k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Feb 2026
IG9 5RH

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At a glance

House prices£333k average53% below the Buckhurst Hill average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station14 min walkBuckhurst Hill Underground Station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 22 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

21 property sales on Chequers, Buckhurst Hill have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £333,250. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £335,881. That is 53% below the Buckhurst Hill average of £704,438 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Chequers range from £280,000 to £397,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 27 streets in Buckhurst Hill with at least two sales in the last year, Chequers ranks 26th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Chequers compared

Chequers£333,250
IG9 postcode area£709,336
Buckhurst Hill£704,438
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all IG9 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £310,000 (2 sales)2016£310k2017: £340,000 (3 sales)2017£340k2018: £373,500 (2 sales)2018£374k2020: £340,000 (1 sales)2020£340k2021: £341,667 (3 sales)2021£342k2022: £333,750 (2 sales)2022£334k2023: £345,000 (1 sales)2023£345k2024: £324,167 (3 sales)2024£324k2025: £325,500 (3 sales)2025£326k2026: £340,000 (1 sales)2026£340k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 22 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat21£335,88120 Feb 2026

Sold prices on Chequers

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
13, Connaught Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 20 Feb 2026£340,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Avon Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 14 Nov 2025£326,500 FlatLeasehold
28, Devon Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 27 Aug 2025£330,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Connaught Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 26 Mar 2025£320,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Connaught Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 1 Aug 2024£297,500 FlatLeasehold
22, Connaught Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 19 Jul 2024£330,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Chequers IG9 5RH 15 Jan 2024£345,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Brook Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 30 May 2023£345,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Avon Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 22 Sep 2022£347,500 FlatLeasehold
6, Avon Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 16 Sep 2022£320,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Connaught Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 22 Jun 2021£365,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Devon Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 29 Mar 2021£320,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Brook Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 1 Feb 2021£340,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Devon Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 13 May 2020£340,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Devon Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 20 Jul 2018£397,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Avon Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 28 Feb 2018£275,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Devon Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 12 Feb 2018£350,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Chequers IG9 5RH 28 Jul 2017£300,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Brook Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 19 Jul 2017£345,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Devon Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 31 Mar 2017£375,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Devon Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 15 Mar 2016£340,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Connaught Court, Chequers IG9 5RH 18 Jan 2016£280,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
6, Avon Court, Chequers £275,000 (Feb 2018) → £320,000 (Sep 2022) → £326,500 (Nov 2025) +19%
over 8 yrs
9, Brook Court, Chequers £345,000 (Jul 2017) → £345,000 (May 2023) +0%
over 6 yrs
20, Connaught Court, Chequers £280,000 (Jan 2016) → £365,000 (Jun 2021) +30%
over 5 yrs
26, Devon Court, Chequers £350,000 (Feb 2018) → £340,000 (May 2020) -3%
over 2 yrs
33, Devon Court, Chequers £340,000 (Mar 2016) → £375,000 (Mar 2017) → £397,000 (Jul 2018) +17%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Chequers

Crime

100 crimes were reported within about a mile of Chequers in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences34
Vehicle crime17
Anti-social behaviour13
Burglary9
Other theft9
Criminal damage & arson7

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Chequers is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • Lower Lee tributaries Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Chequers

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill 412 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.2 mi
Daiglen School 95 pupils Other independent school 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Loyola Preparatory School 138 pupils Other independent school 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Bancroft's Preparatory School 271 pupils Other independent school 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
Bancroft's School 866 pupils Other independent school Church of England 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Heathcote School & Science College 1,115 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Whitehall Primary School 452 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Wells Primary School 341 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Chingford station 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Highams Park station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Ponders End station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
  • Buckhurst Hill Underground Station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Buckhurst Hill Underground Station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Russell Road (opp, High Rd) 3 min walk
  • The Green (opp, Palmerston Rd) 3 min walk
  • Stag Lane (opp, High Rd) 3 min walk
  • Russell Road (adj, High Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kings Medical Centre
    23 Kings Avenue, Buckhurst Hill · 0.6 mi
  • Palmerston Road Surgery
    18 Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill · 0.6 mi
  • The River Surgery
    16 Rous Road, Buckhurst Hill · 0.9 mi
  • Larkshall Medical Centre
    1 Larkshall Road, Chingford, London · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Buckhurst Hill · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Chingford 149 Station Road · 1.0 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Chingford Express · 1.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Hatch Lane · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Asvacare Ltd · 0.7 mi
  • Easter Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Boots · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Al-faperio · 0.7 mi
  • The Queens Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.5%62.5%
Private rented23.2%20.3%
Social rented3.4%17.1%
Households863

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.9%64.1%
Aged 65+20.2%18.6%
Residents1,917

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks84%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks89%92%

Share of homes across Epping Forest with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Chequers

Ethnic group

HereEpping Forest
White77.2%84.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.4%7.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%3.6%
Other ethnic group4.3%2.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%2.9%

Religion

HereEpping Forest
Christian49.5%49.4%
No religion26.5%33.3%
Jewish7.3%3.2%
Not answered6.2%6%
Hindu4%2.1%
Muslim3.8%3.5%
Sikh1.1%1.4%
Other religion1.1%0.6%

Country of birth

HereEpping Forest
Born in the UK80.2%86.1%
Born outside the UK19.8%13.9%

Highest qualification

HereEpping Forest
Level 4 qualifications and above46.2%32.4%
Level 3 qualifications15%16%
No qualifications14%18.9%
Level 2 qualifications11.4%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%10.4%
Apprenticeship3.6%5%
Other qualifications2.6%2.7%

General health

HereEpping Forest
Very good health54.1%51.8%
Good health32.4%32.9%
Fair health10.7%11.2%
Bad health2.3%3.1%
Very bad health0.3%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereEpping Forest
1 car or van in household49.9%42.2%
2 cars or vans in household26.1%30.5%
No cars or vans in household16.8%14%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%13.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Epping Forest.

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