Detached
£965,381
64% above the Epping Forest average
22.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Epping Forest? £589,836
The average house price in Epping Forest is £589,836, based on 1,433 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 4.1% (£25,050) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −4.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,433
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Epping Forest?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£620,743
5% above the Epping Forest average
28.3% of sales
Terraced
£494,502
16% below the Epping Forest average
26.5% of sales
Flats
£318,026
46% below the Epping Forest average
22.9% of sales
Are house prices in Epping Forest going up or down?
House prices in Epping Forest are falling: down 4.1% (£25,050) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 21.4% (£104,038).
Past 12 months
−4.1%
−£25,050From £614,886 to £589,836
£614,886£589,836
Past 10 years
+21.4%
+£104,038From £485,798 to £589,836
£614,886£485,798
Quick answers for Epping Forest
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£663,435
Highest average, reached in February 2024
How many homes sold?
1,433
In the last 12 months-27.5% year on year
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
28.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
59.6% of sales
How many people live in Epping Forest?
134,941
1,030 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Epping Forest?
54,598
417 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Epping Forest?
103 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 90% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 14 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
4.1% of the area · 28 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Little Laver
£2,150,000
Least expensive
Sheering
£325,885
How does Epping Forest rank?
15th most expensive area of Essex.
Compared with 45 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Epping Forest?
The highest recorded sale prices in Epping Forest, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Epping Forest compare with nearby areas?
Epping Forest compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Essex.
Epping Forest vs Harlow
- Epping Forest
- £589,836
- Harlow
- £348,734−£241,102
Open comparison
Epping Forest vs Brentwood
- Epping Forest
- £589,836
- Brentwood
- £603,944+£14,108
Open comparison
Epping Forest vs Chelmsford
- Epping Forest
- £589,836
- Chelmsford
- £438,023−£151,813
Open comparison
Epping Forest vs Basildon
- Epping Forest
- £589,836
- Basildon
- £394,410−£195,426
Open comparison
Epping Forest vs Uttlesford
- Epping Forest
- £589,836
- Uttlesford
- £518,257−£71,579
Open comparison
Epping Forest vs Woodham Walter
- Epping Forest
- £589,836
- Woodham Walter
- £726,375+£136,539
Open comparison
Which areas of Epping Forest are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 28 areas of Epping Forest, most expensive first.
- 1
£2,150,000
Change over one year: +146.3%
- 2
£1,305,000
Change over one year: +31.3%
- 3
£1,296,000
Change over one year: +23.9%
- 4
£934,730
Change over one year: −10.8%
- 5
£929,083
Change over one year: +19.5%
- 6
£882,500
Change over one year: −28.2%
- 7
£866,800
Change over one year: +22.3%
- 8
£857,500
Change over one year: +23.8%
- 9
£855,773
Change over one year: +3.7%
- 10
£815,772
Change over one year: +7.1%
- 11
£807,500
Change over one year: −27.9%
- 12
£788,045
Change over one year: +1.1%
- 13
£744,619
Change over one year: −8.0%
- 14
£736,216
Change over one year: −0.5%
- 15
£708,928
Change over one year: −40.8%
- 16
£689,983
Change over one year: −4.9%
- 17
£688,622
Change over one year: +9.7%
- 18
£678,055
Change over one year: +5.2%
- 19
£663,363
Change over one year: −1.4%
- 20
£635,321
Change over one year: +11.3%
- 21
£618,167
Change over one year: −1.9%
- 22
£587,678
Change over one year: −8.0%
- 23
£541,400
Change over one year: −26.7%
- 24
£511,181
Change over one year: +4.5%
- 25
£498,454
Change over one year: −9.2%
- 26
£454,018
Change over one year: −8.8%
- 27
£395,671
Change over one year: −7.1%
- 28
£325,885
Change over one year: −15.1%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 02:22 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Epping Forest dataset covers 5,034 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.