Theydon Bois & Abridge

Epping Forest · East of England · population 6,084 · 4 LSOAs

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

81Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,273 of 6,856 in England
  • #167 of 746 in East of England
  • #6 of 17 in Epping Forest
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,237
Median age (est.)48
Density333per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above32%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 11%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 27%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 23% · Professional 20% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors23%
Professional20%
Associate professional15%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary5%
Process & plant5%
Sales & customer service4%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 30% · Jewish 4%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Theydon Bois & Abridge is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,273 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 17 in Epping Forest. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (96) but weak on Living environment (38). Typical homes here sold for about £795,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 78 sales), 54% 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 #6,528 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £47,733 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 49 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 85 · #1,047
Employment 85 · #999
Education 64 · #2,432
Health 96 · #300
Crime 65 · #2,404
Housing & access 44 · #3,823
Living environment 38 · #4,255

House prices ?

£795,000median (12m) · +3.2% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£795,00078+3.2%+22.3%
Detached£960,00019-31.4%-6.8%
Semi-detached£865,00033+19.3%+36.8%
Terraced£505,00016-11.9%+1.0%
Flat£312,50010-25.2%
This area£795,000
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)£47,733±£6,815 · #1,493 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£45,127
Price-to-income ?16.7×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 ?

5Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

49 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 299 offences
Epping Forest69
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,044 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences121
Theft22
Burglary33
Vehicle crime52
Criminal damage & arson23
Public order & weapons21
Drugs13
Robbery4
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 19 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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