Epping North

Epping Forest · East of England · population 7,121 · 4 LSOAs

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

74Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,774 of 6,856 in England
  • #237 of 746 in East of England
  • #7 of 17 in Epping Forest
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,156
Median age (est.)43
Density900per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above35%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 18%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 27%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional16%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 36% · Jewish 2%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Epping North is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,774 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 17 in Epping Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (89) and lowest on Crime (41). Typical homes here sold for about £550,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 107 sales), 7% above the wider Epping Forest median of £515,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,168 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 76 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 66 · #2,349
Employment 66 · #2,329
Education 48 · #3,528
Health 89 · #780
Crime 41 · #4,015
Housing & access 71 · #2,013
Living environment 65 · #2,425

House prices ?

£550,000median (12m) · -6.5% yr · n=107
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£550,000107-6.5%+3.8%
Detached£880,00023+6.7%+18.3%
Semi-detached£675,00037+10.7%+27.4%
Terraced£520,00027-1.0%+7.2%
Flat£385,00020+10.0%+6.5%
This area£550,000
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)£49,168±£6,985 · #1,208 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,049
Price-to-income ?11.2×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 ?

24Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

76 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 542 offences
Epping Forest69
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,883 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences217
Theft106
Burglary26
Vehicle crime53
Criminal damage & arson53
Public order & weapons47
Drugs16
Robbery12
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 63 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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