Housing in IG9 5EA
What the homes in IG9 5EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Buckhurst Hill
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,821 (2024)
IG9 5EABuckhurst Hill
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37.8%). Flats make up 30.2%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
69.5% of households in the IG9 5EA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 34.3% own outright and 35.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented28.7%20.5%
- Social rented1.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.8% 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 (23.9%). 29.1% 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 IG9 5EA (Buckhurst Hill) (about 1,821 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.