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Postcode · Waltham Abbey

Housing in EN9 3JB

What the homes in EN9 3JB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Waltham Abbey North
Council
Epping Forest
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,414 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47.3%). Flats make up 47.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

EN9 3JBEngland
Detached2.1%22.9%
Semi-detached10.6%31.5%
Terraced39.2%23%
Purpose-built flat47.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

37.2% of households in the EN9 3JB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 14.6% own outright and 22.6% with a mortgage.

EN9 3JB
37%
53%
England
  • Owned37.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented9%20.5%
  • Social rented53.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

EN9 3JBEngland
Owned outright14.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.7%18.2%
Other private rented0.3%2.2%
From the council51.3%8.3%
From a housing association1.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 41.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

EN9 3JBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.6%). 24.3% of households include dependent children.

EN9 3JBEngland
Living alone, under 6623.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18%12.8%
Couple, no children11.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%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 EN9 3JB (Waltham Abbey North) (about 1,414 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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