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Housing in E4 7SD

What the homes in E4 7SD 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)
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 7SDEngland
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 7SD 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 7SD
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 7SDEngland
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 7SDEngland
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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 7SDEngland
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 7SD (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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