Waltham Abbey North

Epping Forest · East of England · population 7,723 · 5 LSOAs

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

42Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,960 of 6,856 in England
  • #539 of 746 in East of England
  • #16 of 17 in Epping Forest
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,711
Median age (est.)42
Density3,524per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above21%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 30%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 14%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 14%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 14% · Professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Administrative11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 3%Black: 6%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 84%Asian 3%Black 6%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 38% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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

Waltham Abbey North is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,960 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 17 in Epping Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (72) and lowest on Education (26). Typical homes here sold for about £392,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 62 sales), 24% below the wider Epping Forest median of £515,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,116 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 73 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 39 · #4,166
Employment 38 · #4,241
Education 26 · #5,064
Health 55 · #3,090
Crime 34 · #4,509
Housing & access 41 · #4,022
Living environment 72 · #1,931

House prices ?

£392,500median (12m) · -1.9% yr · n=62
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£392,50062-1.9%+3.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£441,00024-4.1%+2.3%
Terraced£388,00021+2.9%+10.9%
Flat£202,50016+9.2%+12.3%
This area£392,500
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)£37,116±£5,303 · #4,327 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,714
Price-to-income ?10.6×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 ?

36Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

73 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 561 offences
Epping Forest69
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,695 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences265
Theft47
Burglary14
Vehicle crime52
Criminal damage & arson60
Public order & weapons49
Drugs50
Robbery6
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 65 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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