Housing in CM16 7LY
What the homes in CM16 7LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Theydon Bois & Abridge
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,308 (2024)
CM16 7LYEpping
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.7%). Flats make up 5.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
75.7% of households in the CM16 7LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 4.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 44.9% own outright and 30.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented4.7%20.5%
- Social rented19.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.1%). 24.6% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM16 7LY (Theydon Bois & Abridge) (about 1,308 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.