Housing in IG8 9DN
What the homes in IG8 9DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Loughton East
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,834 (2024)
IG8 9DNWoodford Green
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (51.3%). Flats make up 54.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34% of households in the IG8 9DN area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 12.6% own outright and 21.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned34%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented17.8%20.5%
- Social rented46.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 42.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.6%). 25.9% 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 IG8 9DN (Loughton East) (about 1,834 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.