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Epping East ward, Epping Forest
Epping East is one of 18 electoral wards of Epping Forest District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,415 residents in 2,816 households — 1,357 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Epping Forest constituency; for county elections it is in the Epping and Theydon Bois division.
Residents, 20216,415council ward average 7,499
Households2,8162.28 residents per household
Density1,357/ km²about 4.73 km² · Epping Forest 398
Aged 65+21.1%Epping Forest: 19.5% · under 16: 17.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 365
5–95.3% · 338
10–156.3% · 402
16–193.1% · 201
20–244.4% · 283
25–3413.3% · 851
35–4921.5% · 1,382
50–6419.3% · 1,239
65–7411.3% · 722
75–847.0% · 447
85+2.9% · 187
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.1% · 398
1 car or van48.2% · 1,361
2 cars or vans28.0% · 790
3 or more9.6% · 272
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Epping Forest overall: 69.6% owned, 14.7% social rented, 14.9% private rented.
Owned outright34.8% · 981
With mortgage32.1% · 903
Shared ownership0.2% · 7
Social rented13.2% · 372
Private rented19.5% · 549
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house20.4% · 574
Semi-detached house31.0% · 873
Terraced house23.1% · 649
Purpose-built flat22.2% · 624
Converted house1.3% · 37
Other conversion0.5% · 15
Above shop / office1.4% · 38
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015727- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Epping and Theydon Bois
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 18
Parishes in the ward
EppingFyfield
Other wards in the same constituency
BBuckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge16.3% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned7,959BBuckhurst Hill West19.2% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned7,023CChigwell with Lambourne22.3% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned7,522EEpping West & Rural20.5% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned7,366GGrange Hill16.6% aged 65+ · 65.7% owned9,130LLoughton Fairmead12.9% aged 65+ · 49.8% owned7,890LLoughton Forest20.5% aged 65+ · 80.9% owned7,627LLoughton Roding14.3% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned8,025LLoughton St John's17.8% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned6,574NNorth Weald Bassett22.5% aged 65+ · 71.1% owned6,848RRoydon & Lower Nazeing25.2% aged 65+ · 82.0% owned6,524TTheydon Bois with Passingford24.4% aged 65+ · 79.8% owned6,705WWaltham Abbey North19.2% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned7,721WWaltham Abbey South & Rural19.4% aged 65+ · 67.9% owned7,608
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.