Council tax bands in Epping Forest

Epping Forest has the third-largest share of caravans, houseboats and mobile homes (1.6%) of the 45 councils in the East of England. Among the twelve councils in Essex, it has the largest share of homes in band H (2.2%).

Semis and terraced houses, almost level

Semi-detached houses (24.4%) only just outnumber the other types in Epping Forest; in order they are followed by terraced houses (24.2%), flats and maisonettes (23.2%), detached houses (18.1%) and bungalows (7.3%). The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band E for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Warwick, followed by Maidstone and St Albans. The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in bungalows: 5.4 points below the share there (12.7%).

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Epping Forest gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 62.3%, with band D the largest single band (24.2%). The share in bands A and B, 12.5%, is 30.6 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 34.9%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, C, E, F, G, B, A and H. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of East Hertfordshire.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (40.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.3%) and four-bedroom (14.4%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band D with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.9 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.73 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 12.6%.

Post-war building leads

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (28.6%), from 1965 to 1982 (19.9%) and between the wars (13.7%). Homes from before 1919 make up 10.7%, 9.2 points below the share for England. Some 3,410 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band E, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band D). Bands A and B take 14.4% of these newer homes and 12.3% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band E for those built between the wars. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 280 homes (+0.48%). The busiest single year was 2017, with 490 homes recorded as built.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Epping Forest are Brentwood (5.3), Horsham (7.3) and Wandsworth (8.9); the furthest within the East of England is Norwich (126.5).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, Epping Forest comes 5th of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind Uttlesford and just ahead of Hertsmere. All East of England councils.