Theydon Bois

10°COvercast

• Today: 11° / 8° · 38% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:29

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Bexley - Belvedere West, United Kingdom

• 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

12 reported · August 2026▼ 14% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour3
• Violence & sexual offences3
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Drugs2

Neighbourhood team: Epping and Ongar · Essex

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

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)

159 food businesses within 2 miles

• 135 rated 4–5 ★ (116 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

£530,653 average▼ 0.3% YoY

Across Epping Forest · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (6.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (6.7 km)

10 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)

• 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

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 205 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

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

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

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

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

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

322 applications decided

70.8% granted · 228 granted, 94 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

9,300 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

17 jobs advertised · £29,913 avg

e.g. Class 2 Dust Cart Driver, Commercial Cleaners for Offices, Pre-Press Operator

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

76% low-carbon electricity

Wind 41% · Gas 24% · Nuclear 17% · Solar 10%

103 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

17 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CM16

• The Limes Medical Centre
• High Street Surgery, Epping
• Eput Community Nursing

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

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  Epping Forest (constituency) · 0.5 km

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  Theydon Bois tube station · 0.5 km

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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

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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)