Is Station Road in Epping Forest a nice place to live?

Station Road is classified by the ONS as Delayed Retirement. Station Road is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Station Road is located in the Loughton St Mary's ward of the Epping Forest district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.644366, 0.05435
Grid Ref TQ422959
Suburb Loughton
Constituency Epping Forest

House Prices

The average house price in Station Road is 100% higher than the rest of Epping Forest. The last sale we have on record is LAUREL COURT, 21A Station Road, that sold for £362,500. The average house price in Epping Forest is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Station Road

Date No. Type Price
17/07/2023 LAUREL COURT, 21A Flat £362,500
01/12/2022 49 Terrace £580,000
12/10/2022 36 Semi £945,000
05/10/2022 56 Terrace £1,325,000
06/09/2022 46 Detached £1,700,000
19/08/2022 32 Detached £1,123,000
21/07/2022 13 Flat £384,000
15/07/2022 17 Detached £975,000
01/03/2022 28 Detached £1,050,000
18/02/2022 LAUREL COURT, 21A Flat £400,000

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

Crime in Station Road, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in Station Road 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 Station Road and compared that to the average for the Loughton St Mary's ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Station Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Loughton St Mary's ward

Social economic statistics for Station Road

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 Station Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Station Road 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 Station Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Station Road are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Station Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Station Road are in the top 20% 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 Station Road are in the top 10% 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 Station Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Station Road are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Station Road

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

Unemployment in Station Road

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.
2.03% of Station Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Station Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Station Road. The proportion of retirees on Station Road is 2.56% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.16% of Station Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Station Road

The proportion of home owners on Station Road is 14.43% higher than the national average of 62%. 21.43% of properties in Station Road are private rented and 1.43% are social rented.
76.43% of residents of Station Road own their home

Country of Birth of Station Road residents

The proportion if Station Road residents born in the UK is 3.1% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.25% of Station Road residents were born outside the UK.
85.75% of Station Road residents were born in the UK

Station Road Summary

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

Station Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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