Epping Forest: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£1,003,604

Semi-detached

£576,842

Terraced

£458,532

Flat or maisonette

£289,967

First-time buyers

£406,655

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  115,686 in 1991 → 137,451 in 2024 (+18.8%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £261,179 in 2005 → £525,719 in 2026 (+101.3%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £476 in 2008 → £751 in 2025 (+57.8%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.5% in 2004 → 78.6% in 2023 (+4.1%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.4% in 2001 → 3.0% in 2025 (+114.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £14,917 in 1997 → £36,421 in 2024 (+144.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Epping Forest; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£36,421 (2024) · 25th highest of 361
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing18.5% (2024/25) · 28th lowest of 296
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£751 (April 2025) · 42nd highest of 359
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 49th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Housing affordability · Housing11.3× earnings (April 2025) · 291st lowest of 316
• Home gas use · Environment11,598 kWh (2024/25) · 321st lowest of 347
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.5 out of 10 (2022/23) · 302nd lowest of 363
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment6.9 t per person (2024) · 285th lowest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Essex, which includes Epping Forest.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.5 years · England 80.0 · 49th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.3 years · England 83.8 · 56th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.7 years · England 60.9 · 44th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)62.4 years · England 61.3 · 52nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)290.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 48th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.7% · England 10.4 · 62nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.5% · England 64.6 · 96th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Essex, which includes Epping Forest.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.7% · England 68.3 · 37th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.4 score · England 46.0 · 81st highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.2% · England 5.8 · 107th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)14.4% · England 19.8 · 38th lowest of 153