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Epping Forest

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
134,960
Households
54,517
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 7.1 per 1k
54,517
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£574,302
Median property price
£1,582
Median rent
3,578
Postcodes
54,517
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£574,302
Median property price
£1,582
Median rent
3,578
Postcodes

Sold prices in Epping Forest

England & Wales
Property sales · Epping Forest
HM Land Registry · Epping Forest
Average price
£593,375
YoY: -2.1%
Median price: £537,972
View district CM16
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 42 sales · avg £564,759
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£648k£565k£482k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Epping Forest

England & Wales
Crime trends · Epping Forest

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
334
YoY +14%
372300227
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
135
YoY +80%
1359351
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
102
YoY +36%
1219161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
29
YoY -9%
604224
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
82
YoY +39%
927047
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
78
YoY stable
966227
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Public Order
77
YoY +40%
775431
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · public order up sharply · asb rising

958
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Epping Forest

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Essex.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Epping Forest is the district council. School applications go through Essex.

Apply for a primary place via Essex
Apply for a secondary placeAdmissions and composite prospectus guidanceHome education — find your councilHome education guidance

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Epping Forest

Theydon Bois is a 15-minute walk from the centre

Underground · 1.2 km

  • Theydon Bois

    Underground

    1.2 km

  • Epping

    Underground

    1.8 km

  • Debden

    Underground

    4.1 km

  • Loughton

    Underground

    5.3 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Epping Forest

GPs make up most of the mapped places

11 GPs · 7 Libraries · 6 Museums · 27 in all

  • GPs11
  • Libraries7
  • Museums6
  • Hospitals3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Epping Forest

Median private rent

£1,582/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,228
1 bed
£1,582
2 bed
£1,938
3 bed
£2,879
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Epping Forest

Coordinates51.6818, 0.0966
Postcodes
3,578
Population (Census)
134,960
Households (Census)
54,517
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.1 per 1k

Demographics in Epping Forest

Ethnicity

Total residents: 134,969
White Brit.75.6%
Other White7.0%
Indian3.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.0%
Pakistani1.4%
+ 6 other groups · 10.5%

Religion

Total residents: 135,011
Christian49.4%
No religion33.3%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim3.5%
Jewish3.2%
+ 2 other religions · 4.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 134,960
50–6420.7%
35–4920.0%
25–3412.2%
65–7410.2%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%

Households

Total households: 54,517
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.6%
Other13.7%
Any member 66+13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
All members 66+9.8%
+ 7 other households · 36.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Epping Forest

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.56 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.56 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).