Nazeing
Nazeing is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 10,000. It has 8 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Roydon, 4.1 km away. There were around 8 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Nazeing area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Epping Forest area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 134,979 residents at roughly 398 people per km².
- Council
- Epping Forest
- County
- Essex
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Police force
- Essex
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 110th of 294 English council areas — better than 63% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 6° · 39% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:32
9h 39m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
79US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
11 reported · August 2026
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Burglary1
2 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Epping and Ongar · Essex
Local policing priorities
- Antisocial Behaviour (ASB) - Concerns from residents about ASB in Epping Forest particularly in hotspot areas including Debden Broadway,…
- Violent Crime - Concerns about serious violence and drug-related harm in Epping Forest.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
330 reported road collisions (2025)
105 killed or seriously injured · 464 casualties · 24.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
68 food businesses within 2 miles
- 50 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Roydon (4.0 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Roydon (4.0 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£530,653 average▼ 0.3% YoY
Across Epping Forest · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,844 average monthly rent▲ 5.6% YoY
- 1 bed £1,230
- 2 bed £1,584
- 3 bed £1,941
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
12.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 12.4 times median annual pay (13.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,596 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (5.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (5.4 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
44 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 400 kW
- Nearest: Morgan Fire Protection (3.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools8
- Sports pitches10
- Golf courses1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
134,979 residents in Epping Forest · 398/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,097
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,993
- Net moves+1,104
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 205 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,277 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (24% of 58,610)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
54 schools · 19,253 pupils
35 primary · 7 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 17 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)
45 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Davenant Foundation SchoolGood
- Epping St John's Church of England SchoolGood
- Roding Valley High SchoolGood
- Debden Park High School
- King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
- The Ongar Academy
- West Hatch High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Epping Forest
Care & health services
1,574 CQC-registered services
- Care homes408
- GP practices229
- Dentists312
- Homecare agencies474
- Hospitals & hospices40
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Nazeing and South Roydon)
- Within the Green Belt
- 40 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
322 applications decided
70.8% granted · 228 granted, 94 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 1
- Con 19
- LD 6
- Ref 12
- Oth 16
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,300 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
57 jobs advertised · £43,759 avg
e.g. CSCS Welfare Labourer, Cover Supervisor, Reception and Customer Service (Placemaker)
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£883 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£36,421 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 58,461 certificates
8.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 80.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Essex): 62.4 women · 62.7 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in EN9
- Maynard Court Surgery
- Market Square Surgery
- Enhanced Access Efn Pcn
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Epping Forest:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND194 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth176 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Fund permanent, 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities165 local signatures · 11,508 nationwide
- Mandatory suicide risk assessment for adolescents in hospital who express intent155 local signatures · 18,972 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK146 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Nazeing Triangle · 0.1 kmNazeing Triangle is a 0.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Nazeing, between Harlow and Cheshunt in Essex. It is owned by Nazeing Parish Council and managed by the council together with Epping Forest District Council.
Nazeing · 0.9 kmNazeing is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district, in Essex, England. As well as the small village of Nazeing itself the parish also includes surrounding rural areas and the larger village of Lower N…
Roydon Hamlet · 1.2 kmRoydon Hamlet is a hamlet in the civil parish of Roydon, in the Epping Forest district in the county of Essex, England. Nearby settlements include the large town of Harlow and the village of Roydon, some three miles a…
Jacks Hatch · 1.9 kmJacks Hatch, is a hamlet in the Epping Upland civil parish of the Epping Forest district of Essex, England.
Nether Hall, Roydon · 2.3 kmNether Hall or Netherhall is a former manor in Roydon, Essex, England. Established during the medieval period, Nether Hall contained two manor houses built in the mid-15th century and occupied by the Colte family. Tho…
Epping Green, Essex · 2.5 kmEpping Green is a village in the civil parish of Epping Upland and Epping Forest district of Essex, England, situated on the B181 road between Epping and Harlow.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Nazeing?
- Nazeing is a town in Essex, England, in the Epping Forest local authority.
- How deprived is Nazeing?
- The Epping Forest local authority, which includes Nazeing, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.