Is The Bowls in Epping Forest a nice place to live?

The Bowls is classified by the ONS as Delayed Retirement. The Bowls has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

The Bowls is located in the Chigwell Row ward of the Epping Forest district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.617078, 0.09982
Grid Ref TQ454930
Suburb Chigwell
Constituency Epping Forest
Postcodes IG7 6NB

House Prices

The average house price in The Bowls is 100% higher than the rest of Epping Forest. The last sale we have on record is 72 The Bowls, that sold for £610,000. The average house price in Epping Forest is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Bowls

Date No. Type Price
16/11/2022 72 Flat £610,000
29/06/2022 33 Flat £570,000
25/02/2022 39 Flat £580,000
07/01/2022 45 Flat £562,500
30/06/2021 78 Flat £500,000
29/03/2021 49 Flat £607,500
24/03/2021 57 Flat £540,000
18/02/2021 GARAGE 44 £5,000
15/01/2021 14 Flat £565,000
30/10/2020 26 Flat £515,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in The Bowls, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in The Bowls during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes The Bowls and compared that to the average for the Chigwell Row ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Bowls, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Chigwell Row ward

Social economic statistics for The Bowls

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean The Bowls is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Bowls is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around The Bowls experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Bowls are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Bowls involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Bowls are in the top 40% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in The Bowls are in the top 20% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of The Bowls, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Bowls are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Bowls

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of The Bowls.

Unemployment in The Bowls

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0% of The Bowls residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Bowls

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Bowls. The proportion of retirees on The Bowls is 42.13% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
60.73% of The Bowls residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Bowls

The proportion of home owners on The Bowls is 28.8% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.75% of properties in The Bowls are private rented and 2.3% are social rented.
90.8% of residents of The Bowls own their home

Country of Birth of The Bowls residents

The proportion if The Bowls residents born in the UK is 9.3% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.05% of The Bowls residents were born outside the UK.
91.95% of The Bowls residents were born in the UK

The Bowls Summary

The Bowls has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Bowls maybe difficult.

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