Sold £5,692/m² · Median sold £557,933 (1,218 sales) · Index +1.4% y/y · Turnover 2.0% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Epping Forest?
EPC A or B
10%
EPC D or worse
55%
What does Epping Forest cost?
Epping Forest: sold price per m² £5,692/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,218 sales). +1% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£5,692/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,218 sales
+1% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,218 sales.
Sold price
£557,933 12 months to Jun 2026
1,218 sales
-3.1% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,218 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£514,038 12 months to Sep 2026
6,489 listings
+1.4% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,489 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £4,884/m² in Sep 2016 to £5,479/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £532,332 in Sep 2016 to £582,145 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £475,000 in Jan 2022 to £535,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £6,394/m² in Aug 2025 to £6,098/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 104% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 99.3 in Jan 2022 to 101.6 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,040 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,509 lets
+1.8% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,509 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,925/month in Aug 2025 to £2,143/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.3% in Jan 2022 to 4.1% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 84.6 in Jan 2022 to 109.7 in Sep 2026.
How does Epping Forest vary by home size?
Asking price in Epping Forest runs from £237,699 for 1 bedroom to £1,251,037 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Epping Forest. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£237,699
12 months to Sep 2026
-10% on the previous 12 months
599
2 bedrooms
£372,208
12 months to Sep 2026
-3.5% on the previous 12 months
1733
3 bedrooms
£514,819
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.4% on the previous 12 months
1964
4 bedrooms
£777,079
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.9% on the previous 12 months
1503
5+ bedrooms
£1,251,037
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.9% on the previous 12 months
675
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Epping Forest?
Epping Forest: turnover 2.0% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,198 sales). -34.5% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.0% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,198 sales
-34.5% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,198 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
2,876 12 months to Sep 2026
2,876 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,876 listings.
New listings
4,298 12 months to Sep 2026
4,298 listings
+10.9% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,298 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 188 in Aug 2025 to 330 in Sep 2026.New listings: 338 in Jan 2022 to 495 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 88 in Jan 2022 to 192 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,862 in Sep 2026 to 4,981 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 209 days in Jan 2022 to 113 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Epping Forest?
146 agents listed homes for sale in Epping Forest; the three largest took 10% of the listings.
Agents active
146
Top three agents’ share
10%
New homes among listings
6.6%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Epping Forest?
Corporate landlords hold 76% of the 1,642 units in Epping Forest whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords76% of classified · 1,256 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)17% of classified · 286 units
Housing associations4.1% of classified · 67 units
RMC1.9% of classified · 32 units
Local authorities0.1% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Epping Forest rank?
Epping Forest ranks 1st of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £5,692/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Essex
Epping Forest ranks 1st of 12 local authorities in Essex for sold price per m², at £5,692/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Essex, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
CM16Postcode district · Asking £7,155/m² · Sep 2026
CM17Postcode district · Asking £4,911/m² · Sep 2026
CM19Postcode district · Asking £5,553/m² · Sep 2026
CM5Postcode district · Asking £5,810/m² · Sep 2026
EN9Postcode district · Asking £5,517/m² · Sep 2026
IG10Postcode district · Asking £6,849/m² · Sep 2026
IG7Postcode district · Asking £6,191/m² · Sep 2026
IG9Postcode district · Asking £7,176/m² · Sep 2026
RM4Postcode district · Asking £5,690/m² · Sep 2026
BasildonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,590/m² · Sep 2026
BraintreeNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,148/m² · Sep 2026
BrentwoodNeighbouring local authority · Asking £6,447/m² · Sep 2026
Castle PointNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,446/m² · Sep 2026
ChelmsfordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,659/m² · Sep 2026
ColchesterNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,738/m² · Sep 2026
HarlowNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,643/m² · Sep 2026
MaldonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,002/m² · Sep 2026
BroxbourneNext door, in another county · Asking £5,185/m² · Sep 2026
East HertfordshireNext door, in another county · Asking £5,618/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Epping Forest
What is the median house price in Epping Forest?
Homes in Epping Forest sold for a median £557,933 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,218 sales. Per square metre that is £5,692/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Epping Forest changed?
+1% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Epping Forest?
Homes to let in Epping Forest asked a median £2,043/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,040 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Epping Forest?
4.1% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,509 lets. +1.8% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Epping Forest?
2.0% of the homes in Epping Forest changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,198 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.