Buckhurst Hill

Epping Forest · East of England · population 11,768 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

90Area Score / 100 ?
  • #718 of 6,856 in England
  • #78 of 746 in East of England
  • #1 of 17 in Epping Forest
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,755
Median age (est.)42
Density3,051per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above43%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 8%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional16%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure5%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 9%Black: 3%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 81%Asian 9%Black 3%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 30% · Jewish 5%

Born outside the UK: 17%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Buckhurst Hill is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #718 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 17 in Epping Forest. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (96) but weak on Living environment (35). Typical homes here sold for about £587,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 172 sales), 14% above the wider Epping Forest median of £515,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,752 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 51 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 83 · #1,136
Employment 88 · #834
Education 84 · #1,122
Health 96 · #252
Crime 53 · #3,247
Housing & access 93 · #471
Living environment 35 · #4,426

House prices ?

£587,500median (12m) · -6.0% yr · n=172
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£587,500172-6.0%+0.8%
Detached£970,00027-21.5%+14.1%
Semi-detached£750,00039-4.5%+11.3%
Terraced£652,50040+5.2%+15.5%
Flat£390,00066+6.8%+9.9%
This area£587,500
Epping Forest£515,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£52,752±£7,594 · #696 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,522
Price-to-income ?11.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

22Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

51 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 604 offences
Epping Forest69
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,224 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences258
Theft58
Burglary43
Vehicle crime97
Criminal damage & arson46
Public order & weapons55
Drugs31
Robbery8
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 30 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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