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Property market | £601,393 for a semi-detached property |
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Airport access | Closest airport is London Stansted (13.4 miles) |
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Broadband | 84.4mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) |
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Ethnic diversity | White: 84.1% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 15.9% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) |
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Socio-economic status | Ranked 139 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 314 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Epping Forest level) |
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Community | Median age is 42.7 | Happiness is Below Average for Essex, Average for UK |
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Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Epping Forest) |
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Commute (approx) | - Stratford (London) (20 mins) - London Liverpool Street (27 mins) - Cambridge (39 mins) - Highbury & Islington (48 mins) |
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£601,393 for a semi-detached property |
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Closest airport is London Stansted (13.4 miles) |
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84.4mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) |
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Median age is 42.7 | Happiness is Below Average for Essex, Average for UK |
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Ranked 139 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 314 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Epping Forest level) |
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4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Epping Forest) |
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- Stratford (London) (20 mins) - London Liverpool Street (27 mins) - Cambridge (39 mins) - Highbury & Islington (48 mins) |
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The property market in Roydon Hamlet has had a steady increase over the last few years and accelerating growth. Based on data published on 14 August 2024, on average a detached house costs £998,792, which is up 6.1% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £601,393 (up 8.0% on last year) , a terraced house £451,100 (up 7.3% on last year) and a flat £306,435. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £1,237 per month. Property prices in Roydon Hamlet are a little higher than the average property prices across Essex and are much higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Roydon Hamlet, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the Essex region.
Property data is based on Epping Forest level pricing data and is as at June 2024 (publicised 14 August 2024)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to June 2024
| County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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| Northumberland | £341,537 | +9.1% | £193,799 | +9.1% |
| Oxfordshire | £681,167 | +7.2% | £446,842 | +8.5% |
| Warwickshire | £497,044 | +5.4% | £296,606 | +4.9% |
| Lancashire | £327,674 | +5.0% | £202,231 | +4.7% |
| Staffordshire | £368,206 | +4.6% | £231,129 | +5.4% |
| Buckinghamshire | £827,077 | +4.6% | £460,901 | +6.3% |
| Derbyshire | £337,829 | +4.5% | £211,624 | +3.9% |
| West Northamptonshire | £468,120 | +4.2% | £282,342 | +5.3% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £330,614 | +4.2% | £211,375 | +4.4% |
| Nottinghamshire | £339,334 | +4.2% | £214,324 | +4.5% |
| Leicestershire | £411,159 | +3.8% | £258,580 | +4.0% |
| Worcestershire | £449,059 | +3.7% | £281,497 | +4.8% |
| West Yorkshire | £351,674 | +3.7% | £216,569 | +4.4% |
| South Yorkshire | £291,325 | +3.7% | £192,231 | +4.7% |
| North Yorkshire | £413,652 | +3.6% | £267,964 | +4.5% |
| Greater Manchester | £405,945 | +3.6% | £266,387 | +3.8% |
| Shropshire | £395,032 | +3.3% | £256,716 | +5.5% |
| Gloucestershire | £525,561 | +3.1% | £333,967 | +3.5% |
| Herefordshire | £432,901 | +2.8% | £285,029 | +5.2% |
| West Sussex | £651,933 | +2.8% | £426,962 | +3.6% |
| Merseyside | £340,799 | +2.6% | £220,544 | +2.5% |
| Cambridgeshire | £468,546 | +2.2% | £329,883 | +4.2% |
| Hertfordshire | £909,469 | +2.0% | £535,434 | +2.5% |
| Devon | £483,813 | +1.7% | £334,482 | +4.3% |
| Essex | £566,401 | +1.4% | £375,725 | +2.5% |
| West Midlands | £407,451 | +1.2% | £251,243 | +2.2% |
| North Northamptonshire | £411,956 | +1.2% | £254,927 | +2.6% |
| Somerset | £440,632 | +0.9% | £290,138 | +3.0% |
| Suffolk | £432,182 | +0.6% | £274,497 | +0.9% |
| Wiltshire | £494,939 | +0.6% | £322,678 | +2.7% |
| Kent | £582,570 | +0.3% | £371,997 | +1.2% |
| Dorset | £512,149 | +0.2% | £345,395 | +2.6% |
| Hampshire | £605,590 | +0.2% | £380,521 | +1.3% |
| Norfolk | £385,381 | 0.0% | £261,753 | +2.2% |
| East Sussex | £567,509 | -0.2% | £375,770 | +1.6% |
| London | £1,032,371 | -0.7% | £680,157 | +2.6% |
| Surrey | £916,153 | -0.8% | £535,732 | +1.0% |
| Cornwall | £432,953 | -1.1% | £293,238 | +1.3% |
| Lincolnshire | £294,743 | -1.3% | £201,941 | +1.1% |
| Isle of Wight | £412,903 | -3.6% | £289,954 | -1.5% |
| Rutland | £496,567 | -5.6% | £313,758 | -3.6% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Roydon Hamlet, or click here to browse the longer list of Roydon Hamlet property transactions from 2023.
| Address | Details |
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| THE GILLIES, Hamlet Hill, Harlow, Essex , CM19 5LD | Detached - Sold for £1,100,000 in January 2023 |
| DENBY, Hamlet Hill, Harlow, Essex , CM19 5JU | Detached - Sold for £784,995 in May 2023 |
Roydon Hamlet has one school nearby: Roydon Primary School (Academy) which is a primary school based in Epping Road, Harlow. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
| School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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| Roydon Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (7/10/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Harlow |
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| Roydon Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/10/2015) |
| Station | Distance from Roydon Hamlet | Commute options |
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| Roydon A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- London Liverpool Street (35 mins - Greater Anglia - £304 monthly fare) View details - Stratford (London) (40 mins - Greater Anglia - £304 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (55 mins - Greater Anglia - £365 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 68 mins - London Overground - £304 monthly fare) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 120 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £304 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 132 mins - Thameslink - £304 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 161 mins - Thameslink - £304 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 211 mins - Thameslink) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 229 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
| Broxbourne A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Stratford (London) (30 mins - Greater Anglia - £281 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (31 mins - Greater Anglia - £281 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (53 mins - Greater Anglia) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 48 mins - London Overground - £281 monthly fare) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 113 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £281 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 154 mins - Thameslink - £281 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 204 mins - Thameslink) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 222 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
| Rye House A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Stratford (London) (36 mins - Greater Anglia - £281 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (45 mins - Greater Anglia - £281 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 64 mins - London Overground - £281 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 65 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
| St Margarets (Herts) A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Stratford (London) (38 mins - Greater Anglia - £284 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (47 mins - Greater Anglia - £284 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 66 mins - London Overground - £284 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 67 mins - Greater Anglia) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Epping Forest) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
| Ethnicity | % of Epping Forest residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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| White | 84.1% | 81.7% |
| Asian | 7.2% | 9.3% |
| Mixed | 3.6% | 2.9% |
| Black | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| Other | 2.2% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Epping Forest consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
| Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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| Intermediate occupations | 12.9% | |
| Small employers and own account workers | 14.4% | |
| Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 16.9% | 139 out of 573 |
| Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 21.5% | |
| Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 4.1% | |
| Semi-routine occupations | 9.0% | |
| Routine occupations | 7.9% | |
| Never worked / long-term unemployed | 7.5% | 314 out of 573 |
| Full-time students | 5.8% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Essex is average (61mbps). Roydon Hamlet is faster than this, with average download speeds of 84.4mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Epping Forest level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
| Average speed | 84.4 mbps |
| % households with superfast broadband access | 96.9% |
| % households unable to access decent broadband | 0.4% |
Crime stats were found at the Epping Forest level:
| Type | Epping Forest | UK |
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| Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 79 | 93 |
| Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
| Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 8 | 10 |
| Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
| Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 30 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Roydon Hamlet.
Flood warningsThere are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
Flood areas| Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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| Roydon Hamlet, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £601,393 Detached: £998,792 | 79 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 7.5% residents long-term unemployed |
| Epping, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £601,393 Detached: £998,792 | 79 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 7.5% residents long-term unemployed |
| Saffron Walden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £453,097 Detached: £716,030 | 60 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
| Debden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £453,097 Detached: £716,030 | 60 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
| Chelmsford, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £419,703 Detached: £660,562 | 88 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
| Stock, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £419,703 Detached: £660,562 | 88 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
| Writtle, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £419,703 Detached: £660,562 | 88 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
| Wickford, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £413,553 Detached: £654,195 | 109 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 | 13.8% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
| Pitsea, Essex Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £413,553 Detached: £654,195 | 109 | Primary: 15Secondary: 4 | 9.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.1% residents long-term unemployed |
| Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Affordability: Expensive Hot property market | Semi-detached: £424,497 Detached: £618,513 | 116 | Primary: 11Secondary: 8 | 13.9% residents in higher managerial positions 7.4% residents long-term unemployed |
| Maldon, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £343,127 Detached: £541,299 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
| Dedham, Essex Affordability: Average Hot property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £332,098 Detached: £513,420 | 96 | Primary: 3Secondary: | 12.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.5% residents long-term unemployed |
| Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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| Roydon Hamlet, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £601,393 Detached: £998,792 | 79 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
| Epping, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £601,393 Detached: £998,792 | 79 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
| Saffron Walden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £453,097 Detached: £716,030 | 60 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
| Debden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £453,097 Detached: £716,030 | 60 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
| Chelmsford, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £419,703 Detached: £660,562 | 88 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
| Stock, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £419,703 Detached: £660,562 | 88 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
| Writtle, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £419,703 Detached: £660,562 | 88 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
| Wickford, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £413,553 Detached: £654,195 | 109 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 |
| Pitsea, Essex Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £413,553 Detached: £654,195 | 109 | Primary: 15Secondary: 4 |
| Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Affordability: Expensive Hot property market | Semi-detached: £424,497 Detached: £618,513 | 116 | Primary: 11Secondary: 8 |
| Maldon, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £343,127 Detached: £541,299 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
| Dedham, Essex Affordability: Average Hot property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £332,098 Detached: £513,420 | 96 | Primary: 3Secondary: |
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