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Housing in RM4 1BL

What the homes in RM4 1BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Theydon Bois & Abridge
Council
Epping Forest
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,958 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48%). Flats make up 8.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

RM4 1BLEngland
Detached21.4%22.9%
Semi-detached48%31.5%
Terraced16.7%23%
Purpose-built flat6.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home5.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.8% of households in the RM4 1BL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 42.5% own outright and 30.3% with a mortgage.

RM4 1BL
73%
16%
England
  • Owned72.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented10.7%20.5%
  • Social rented16%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RM4 1BLEngland
Owned outright42.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council11.8%8.3%
From a housing association4.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RM4 1BLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (16.9%). 23% of households include dependent children.

RM4 1BLEngland
Living alone, under 6614%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.9%12.8%
Couple, no children15.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households6%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 RM4 1BL (Theydon Bois & Abridge) (about 1,958 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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