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Housing in E4 7SA

What the homes in E4 7SA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Waltham Abbey West & Outer
Council
Epping Forest
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,941 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (35.8%). Flats make up 5.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

E4 7SAEngland
Detached35.8%22.9%
Semi-detached24.5%31.5%
Terraced12.1%23%
Purpose-built flat4.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home21.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.1% of households in the E4 7SA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 49.8% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.

E4 7SA
77%
12%
England
  • Owned77.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.8%1%
  • Private rented12.1%20.5%
  • Social rented7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

E4 7SAEngland
Owned outright49.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council1.6%8.3%
From a housing association5.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

E4 7SAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19%). 23.6% of households include dependent children.

E4 7SAEngland
Living alone, under 6615.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19%12.8%
Couple, no children13.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.6%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 E4 7SA (Waltham Abbey West & Outer) (about 2,941 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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