Housing in EN9 3DS
What the homes in EN9 3DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Waltham Abbey South
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,452 (2024)
EN9 3DSWaltham Abbey
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.3%). Flats make up 21.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
65.8% of households in the EN9 3DS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 34.5% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented8.1%20.5%
- Social rented25.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.8% 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 (17.8%). 22.5% 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 EN9 3DS (Waltham Abbey South) (about 1,452 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.