Is Epping Forest a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Epping Forest, from official data · 19 postcode districts · 3,543 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Epping Forest, from official data · 19 postcode districts · 3,543 postcodes
The average home in Epping Forest sold for £525,719 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.6% on a year earlier. Across Epping Forest, police record 76 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Epping Forest, the nearest primary school is Theydon Bois Primary School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Epping St John's Church of England School, 1.1 mi away, about a 21 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is High Street Surgery, Epping, 1.5 mi away.
Theydon Bois (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk; the nearest park, Theydon Green, is 0.7 mi away, about a 13 minute walk.
Across Epping Forest, police record 76 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Epping Forest sold for £525,719 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.6% on a year earlier. By type: detached £1,003,604, semi-detached £576,842, terraced £458,532, flats £289,967. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Theydon Bois Primary School, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Epping St John's Church of England School, 1.1 mi away, about a 21 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
The ONS estimates average household income of £71,657 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).