Loughton East

Epping Forest · East of England · population 9,463 · 6 LSOAs

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

44Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,844 of 6,856 in England
  • #520 of 746 in East of England
  • #15 of 17 in Epping Forest
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,524
Median age (est.)38
Density3,012per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above28%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 30%45–64 26%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 33%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 15%Other: 10%
One person 33%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 15%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 4%Black: 4%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 85%Asian 4%Black 4%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 37% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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

Loughton East is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,844 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 17 in Epping Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (82) and lowest on Crime (31). Typical homes here sold for about £453,375 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 102 sales), 12% below the wider Epping Forest median of £515,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,855 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 103 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 34 · #4,495
Employment 33 · #4,598
Education 36 · #4,372
Health 55 · #3,110
Crime 31 · #4,749
Housing & access 82 · #1,232
Living environment 59 · #2,809

House prices ?

£453,375median (12m) · +4.2% yr · n=102
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£453,375102+4.2%+15.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£480,00031-6.1%+12.9%
Terraced£462,50050+0.5%+17.7%
Flat£270,00021+1.9%+6.7%
This area£453,375
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)£39,855±£5,645 · #3,472 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,375
Price-to-income ?11.4×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 ?

27Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

103 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 977 offences
Epping Forest69
East of England70
England83

Rank #5,032 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences376
Theft285
Burglary41
Vehicle crime54
Criminal damage & arson62
Public order & weapons95
Drugs36
Robbery7
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 106 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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