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Housing in CM16 4LU

What the homes in CM16 4LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Epping South
Council
Epping Forest
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,577 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (32.9%). Flats make up 34.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CM16 4LUEngland
Detached17.2%22.9%
Semi-detached32.9%31.5%
Terraced15.4%23%
Purpose-built flat32.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.3% of households in the CM16 4LU area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.1% own outright and 22.1% with a mortgage.

CM16 4LU
46%
26%
27%
England
  • Owned46.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented26%20.5%
  • Social rented26.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CM16 4LUEngland
Owned outright24.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council11.4%8.3%
From a housing association15.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CM16 4LUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.2%). 23.3% of households include dependent children.

CM16 4LUEngland
Living alone, under 6618.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.2%12.8%
Couple, no children16.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Epping Forest

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Epping Forest (August 2026, +5.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Epping ForestEngland
All homes£1,844£1,459
One bedroom£1,230£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,584£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,941£1,489
Four or more£2,878£2,161
Detached£2,563£1,640
Semi-detached£1,970£1,449
Terraced£1,820£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,436£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM16 4LU (Epping South) (about 1,577 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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