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CM5 9

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5,690 people · median £470,000 · Epping Forest

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Epping Forest Council · Conservative minority — no overall control 19/54 seats · 35% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population5,690

0–14

16%

15–24

10%

25–44

20%

45–64

28%

65+

26%

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Median age48.3

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate60%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents5%

Self-employed · of people in work22.9%

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Retired21.8%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified26%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications20%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health85%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.6/10

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Happiness7.58/10

Feels worthwhile8.12/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.51/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 6/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% 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 6 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

6.7/10

Employment

6.4/10

Education & skills

4.3/10

Health & disability

9.0/10

Crime

5.1/10

Housing & services

3.6/10

Living environment

4.7/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

78%

own their home

95%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Asian 2%

ONS Census 2021

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