Thornwood Common

14°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

6 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY

• Other theft3
• Anti-social behaviour2
• Vehicle crime1

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)

113 food businesses within 2 miles

• 90 rated 4–5 ★ (77 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: North Weald (2.5 km)
• 4 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 (1.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (1.2 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

21 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Cottis Lane Car Park (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches8
• 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
• 19 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)

• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés2

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

35% low-carbon electricity

Gas 60% · Nuclear 24% · Biomass 8% · Imports 5%

248 gCO₂/kWh · very 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 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

• Thornwood Common · 0.2 km

  Thornwood Common is a village on the B1393 road, in the civil parish of North Weald Bassett and the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 1016.

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  Thornwood Common Flood Meadow · 0.2 km

  Thornwood Common Flood Meadow is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Thornwood Common in Essex. It is owned and managed by Epping Forest District Council.

• Thornwood, Essex · 0.6 km

  Thornwood is a hamlet in the civil parish of North Weald Bassett, in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It is on the B1393 road, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Epping. The hamlet contains a village…

• Intrepid Aviation · 1.0 km

  Intrepid Aviation was an aviation museum based in hangar #4 in North Weald Airfield in North Weald, Essex, England. It was founded by David Gilmour of the rock band Pink Floyd, to own and operate his collection of v…

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  North Weald Airfield · 1.6 km

  North Weald Airfield is an operational general aviation aerodrome, in the civil parish of North Weald Bassett in Epping Forest, Essex, England. It was an important fighter station during the Battle of Britain, when it…

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  Gernon Bushes · 1.7 km

  Gernon Bushes is a 32 hectare nature reserve north-east of Epping in Essex, England, which is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. It is part of the Epping Forest Site of Special Scientific Interest and Nature Conserv…

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