Grange Hill

Epping Forest · East of England · population 7,658 · 4 LSOAs

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

62Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,576 of 6,856 in England
  • #351 of 746 in East of England
  • #11 of 17 in Epping Forest
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,600
Median age (est.)38
Density4,452per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above40%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 17%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 20%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 15%Other: 22%
One person 20%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 15%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 19% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors19%
Administrative12%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 54%Asian: 30%Black: 6%Mixed: 4%Other: 6%
White 54%Asian 30%Black 6%Mixed 4%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · No religion 19% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 33%

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

Grange Hill is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,576 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 17 in Epping Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (87) and lowest on Crime (42). Typical homes here, about £675,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 50% in five years (from 63 sales), 31% above the wider Epping Forest median of £515,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,255 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £50,894 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 55 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 48 · #3,597
Employment 58 · #2,870
Education 57 · #2,959
Health 87 · #862
Crime 42 · #3,953
Housing & access 52 · #3,309
Living environment 56 · #2,994

House prices ?

£675,000median (12m) · -0.4% yr · n=63
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£675,00063-0.4%+50.4%
Detached£853,50014-7.7%-10.0%
Semi-detached£797,00023-4.3%+63.1%
Terraced£450,0009-1.6%+9.2%
Flat£360,00017+3.0%+18.0%
This area£675,000
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)£50,894±£7,608 · #913 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,102
Price-to-income ?13.3×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 ?

9Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

55 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 424 offences
Epping Forest69
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,510 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences196
Theft37
Burglary27
Vehicle crime55
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons31
Drugs22
Robbery8
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 27 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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