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147 recorded sales · median £330,000 · Epping Forest
Epping Forest Council · Conservative minority — no overall control 19/54 seats · 35% · OCD 2026
73/100
Good
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£330k
median price
7.6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£330k
median sold price
12.4 yrs
of local pay to buy
17 min
London — fastest
13
rail stations mapped
1
grammar school
54
schools total
7.6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
390
Violence — most
11.6
NO₂ · WHO 10
6.7%
in a flood zone
372
green spaces
7.5
PM2.5 · WHO 5
238
eat & drink
49
shops
83.8%
gigabit
30
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£456,750 in 2013 → £763,000 in 2025
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Epping Forest, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £330,000. That's about 12.4× local earnings — around the 13.7× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 8 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 147 sales£330,000
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay12.4× · five-year average 13.7×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Epping Forest14.5%
Of the homes across Epping Forest that sold again within five years, 14.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Detached houses9.8%
Semi-detached houses3.6%
Terraced houses0%
Flats16.4%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new20.5%
Bought second-hand13.3%
Overall
Typical resale gain+17.5% · ~7.3-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (906 resale pairs) across Epping Forest — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership70%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,187
Epping Forest District Council£177
Essex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,642
Police & Crime Commissioner£275
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,458
Band B£1,701
Band C£1,944
Band D (baseline)£2,187
Band E£2,673
Band F£3,159
Band G£3,645
Band H£4,374
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Epping Forest how Rous Road compares · from Epping Forest
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: North Weald +33.3%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Weald | £485,000 | +33.3% | 156 |
| Theydon Bois | £880,000 | +22.6% | 141 |
| Hainault | £647,500 | +20.7% | 168 |
| Chigwell | £1,200,000 | +18.6% | 81 |
| Debden Green | £450,500 | +12.1% | 408 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Rous Road — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Rous Road | Terraced | — | — | £650,000 | Dec 2025 |
| 71 Rous Road | Terraced | — | — | £615,000 | Nov 2025 |
| 70 Rous Road | Terraced | — | — | £713,000 | Mar 2025 |
| 13 ROUS ROAD BUCKHURST HILL | Semi-detached | — | — | £980,000 | Mar 2025 |
| 26, Rous Road | Terraced | — | — | £830,000 | Mar 2025 |
| 74 Rous Road | Terraced | — | — | £800,000 | Feb 2025 |
| 19 Rous Road | Semi-detached | — | — | £975,000 | Feb 2025 |
| 23 Rous Road | Semi-detached | — | — | £726,000 | Feb 2025 |
| 68 Rous Road | Terraced | — | — | £725,000 | Dec 2024 |
| 86 Rous Road | Terraced | — | — | £730,000 | Dec 2024 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Epping Forest
Crime runs at 7.6 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month7.6
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Epping Forest
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Epping Forest district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Epping Forest
Population134,980
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 7/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
6.6/10
Employment
6.8/10
Education & skills
5.7/10
Health & disability
8.4/10
Crime
4.9/10
Housing & services
6.2/10
Living environment
4.7/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Epping Forest — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+60%
Unemployment · economically active residents5%
Degree-level (Level 4+)32%
Good or very good health85%
Own their home70%
Median age42.6
Born outside the UK14%
See the full Epping Forest report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
4 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools
of the 4 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Horizons Chigwell Day Nursery and Preschool | Nursery | Good ('21) | 0.3 km |
| Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School | Primary | — | 0.6 km |
| Noah's Ark Christian Pre-School (Buckhurst Hill) | Nursery | Good ('22) | 0.6 km |
| N Family Club Buckhurst Hill | Nursery | — | 0.6 km |
| White Bridge Primary School | Primary | Good ('24) | 0.7 km |
| Queens Baby Nursery Children-First.Info | Nursery | Outstanding ('24) | 0.8 km |
| Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill) | Nursery | Good ('22) | 0.8 km |
| Loyola Preparatory School | Primary | — | 1.1 km |
| Queens Nursery | Nursery | Outstanding ('25) | 1.2 km |
| Daiglen School | Primary | — | 1.2 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 81 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 85.5 yrs |
| Smoking | 10.1% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 61.4% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
25
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.8 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
16 of 17 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 0.1 km |
| The River Surgery | GP | — | 0.1 km |
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 0.2 km |
| Palmerston Road Surgery | GP | Good ('15) | 0.6 km |
| The Queens Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 0.7 km |
| Al-Faperio | Dentist | — | 0.8 km |
| Asvacare Ltd | Pharmacy | — | 0.8 km |
| Kings Medical Centre | GP | Good ('23) | 0.8 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Epping Forest
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 19 min from Wood Street.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingford | 1.8 mi | London Liverpool Street | 26 min |
| Highams Park | 2.7 mi | London Liverpool Street | 22 min |
| Wood Street | 3.8 mi | London Liverpool Street | 19 min |
| Ponders End | 3.8 mi | London Liverpool Street | 21 min |
| Brimsdown | 4.0 mi | London Liverpool Street | 21 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Wood Street (19 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging5 points
Per 10,000 residents0.4
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Epping Forest
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1003.5%
Flood zone6.7% of postcodes
Radonup to 1–3% of homes
Historic landfill297 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings1,349
Conservation areas25
Green belt90.9%
Green spaces372
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Epping Forest
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 238 | 95% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 49 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 30 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 372 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Epping Forest
Figures for the wider Epping Forest — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate5%
In work (employment rate)59.9%
Companies registered here34,927
New incorporations (12m)4,574
Property companies (SPVs)5,560
See the full Epping Forest report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district