Theydon Bois

21°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 25° / 16° · 41% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:18

12h 48m 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 · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom

21 reported · July 2026▲ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences10
• Burglary3
• Anti-social behaviour2
• Other theft2

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)

154 food businesses within 2 miles

• 133 rated 4–5 ★ (113 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Theydon Bois (0.5 km)
• 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, 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 (6.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (6.7 km)

21 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

33 charging locations within ~8 km

• 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 160 kW
• Nearest: 19 Station Approach (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches14
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

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
• 23 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

Dr Neil Hudson

Conservative

Epping Forest

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

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

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

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,040 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

58 jobs advertised · £32,356 avg

e.g. Open Driver Account With Uber - Drive And Earn When And Where You Want, Make An Uber Account To Drive - Start Earning With The Uber App, Looking For Part-Time Jobs Near Me? Drive With Uber Instead

Source: Adzuna

£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

58% low-carbon electricity

Gas 40% · Solar 21% · Nuclear 18% · Wind 14%

164 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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 Epping Forest:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership372 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office370 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test370 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Make it compulsory for children to wear gloves ice skating 341 local signatures · 28,170 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s287 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

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  Epping Forest (constituency) · 0.5 km

  Epping Forest is a constituency in Essex, created for the February 1974 general election from parts of the abolished Epping and Chigwell constituencies. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parlia…

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  Theydon Bois tube station · 0.5 km

  Theydon Bois is a London Underground station, located in the village of Theydon Bois in Essex, England. It is on the Central line, between Debden and Epping stations. It is in London fare zone 6.

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  Theydon Bois · 0.5 km

  Theydon Bois is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Epping, 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east of Loughton and 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Harlow. At the 20…

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  Davenant Foundation School · 1.3 km

  Davenant Foundation School is a Christian Ecumenical secondary school, founded in 1680, currently in Loughton, Essex, England.

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  Debden House · 1.5 km

  Debden House is a conference centre and campsite located in Loughton, Essex, England. The house is owned and operated by Newham London Borough Council.

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  Home Mead · 1.7 km

  Home Mead is a 1.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Loughton in Essex. It is owned and managed by Epping Forest District Council.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)