Stapleford Abbotts
Stapleford Abbotts is a village in Essex, England, with a population of around 1,300. It has eight bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Harold Wood, 5.9 km away. There were around 9 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stapleford Abbotts 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
- Brentwood and Ongar
- 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
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 8° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:25
9h 25m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
38US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Bexley - Belvedere West, 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
7 reported · August 2026
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Other theft1
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
35 food businesses within 2 miles
- 26 rated 4–5 ★ (21 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Harold Wood (5.9 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gidea Park (5.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, 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 (11.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (11.6 km)
12 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
43 charging locations within ~8 km
- 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: MFG Collier Row (3.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches4
- 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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 13 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
- Schools2
- Parks & greens3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,300 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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 · 0 pharmacies in RM4
- Abridge Surgery
- Saint Francis Hospice Sccs
- Saint Francis Hospice Sccs
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brentwood and Ongar:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth256 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK176 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND170 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills155 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately144 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
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- Havering Country Park · 1.9 km
Havering Country Park is a varied environment open space in the London Borough of Havering. It includes 100 acres (0.40 km2) of woodland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stapleford Abbotts?
- Stapleford Abbotts is a town in Essex, England, in the Epping Forest local authority.
- How deprived is Stapleford Abbotts?
- The Epping Forest local authority, which includes Stapleford Abbotts, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.