Roydon (Epping Forest)

13°CClear

• Today: 19° / 10° · 8% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:30

13h 7m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

2US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: carbon monoxide

Source: WAQI · Waltham Forest Dawlish Rd, United Kingdom

12 reported · July 2026▲ 9% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences8
• Burglary1
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Epping and Ongar · Essex

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

302 reported road collisions (2024)

76 killed or seriously injured · 371 casualties · 22.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

147 food businesses within 2 miles

• 103 rated 4–5 ★ (87 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Roydon (1.1 km)
• 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£536,765 average▲ 4.9% YoY

Across Epping Forest · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,843 average monthly rent▲ 5.7% YoY

• 1 bed £1,229
• 2 bed £1,583
• 3 bed £1,939

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (7.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (7.1 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Ridi Lighting LTD (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools10
• Sports pitches6
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

134,979 residents in Epping Forest · 398/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 200 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

54 schools · 19,253 pupils

35 primary · 7 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 17 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)

45inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Epping Forest

1,571 CQC-registered services

• Care homes407
• GP practices230
• Dentists309
• Homecare agencies475
• Hospitals & hospices39

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex

• Not in the Green Belt
• 54 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

277 applications decided

70.4% granted · 195 granted, 82 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Chris Vince

Labour (Co-op)

Harlow

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 1
• Con 19
• LD 6
• Ref 12
• Oth 16

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,040 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

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

45% low-carbon electricity

Gas 51% · Nuclear 29% · Biomass 12% · Wind 4%

219 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 80.8 yrs men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Harlow:

• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test461 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office392 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s391 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership379 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth308 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  St Peter's Church, Roydon · 0.8 km

  St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church in the village of Roydon in Essex, England.

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  Roydon, Essex · 0.8 km

  Roydon is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Harlow, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Hoddesdon and 5 miles (8.0 km) north-west of Epping, formin…

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  Roydon United Reformed Church · 0.9 km

  Roydon United Reformed Church is located in Harlow Road, Roydon, Essex, England.

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  Roydon railway station · 1.0 km

  Roydon railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Roydon in Essex, England. It is 20 miles 9 chains (32.4 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Broxbourne a…

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  Nether Hall, Roydon · 1.5 km

  Nether 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…

• Tollhouse Stream · 1.5 km

  The Tollhouse Stream is a watercourse in Hertfordshire, England. It rises in the Rye Meads a sewage treatment works on the northeastern bank of the River Lea close to Hoddesdon before flowing in a southeasterly direct…

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