Property market | £608,830 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London City (10.9 miles) | |
Broadband | 84.4mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 84.1% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 15.9% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
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) | |
Community | Median age is 42.7 | Happiness is Below Average for Essex, Average for UK | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Epping Forest) | |
Commute (approx) | - Kings Cross (7 mins) - London St Pancras (11 mins) - Stratford (London) (14 mins) - London Liverpool Street (19 mins) - London Bridge (26 mins) - East Croydon (40 mins) - Highbury & Islington (42 mins) - Cannon Street (45 mins) - Charing Cross (50 mins) - Cambridge (51 mins) - Wimbledon (62 mins) - Victoria (68 mins)... (view more here) | |
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£608,830 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London City (10.9 miles) | |
84.4mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 42.7 | Happiness is Below Average for Essex, Average for UK | |
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) | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Epping Forest) | |
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High Beach has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: M&S Loughton SF, Sainsburys Loughton. We found one nearby bar: T/A Kings Oak 2009 Ltd. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Junction 26 Diner, Lakeside cafe. High Beach has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in High Beach has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £1,047,893, which is down -0.5% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £608,830 (down -1.0% on last year) , a terraced house £454,817 (down -1.7% on last year) and a flat £303,586. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £1,237 per month. Property prices in High Beach 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 High Beach, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the Essex region.
Property data is based on Epping Forest level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
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 High Beach, or click here to browse the longer list of High Beach property transactions from 2023.
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High Beach has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Oaklands School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2015. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Oaklands School | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | Yes - 2015 |
Leverton Primary School | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | No |
Roding Valley High School | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | No |
High Beech CofE Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Hillhouse CofE Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Staples Road Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Leverton Primary School Save school | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/5/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Waltham Abbey | |
Roding Valley High School Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (9/28/2022) | 149 submissions 92.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Loughton |
High Beech CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (10/10/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Loughton | |
Hillhouse CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (6/4/2015) | 58 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Waltham Abbey |
Staples Road Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (4/24/2013) | 104 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Loughton |
Oaklands School Save school | Primary Other independent school - Mixed | Loughton |
School | Type |
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Leverton Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/5/2019) |
Roding Valley High School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (9/28/2022) 149 submissions 92.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
High Beech CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (10/10/2014) |
Hillhouse CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/4/2015) 58 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Staples Road Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (4/24/2013) 104 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Oaklands School Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
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Fairlop (tube) | Nearby |
- Liverpool Street (26 mins - London Underground - Central)
- Bank (27 mins - London Underground - Central)
- Bond Street (40 mins - London Underground - Central)
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Grange Hill (tube) | Nearby |
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Chigwell (tube) | Nearby |
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Loughton (tube) | Nearby |
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Hainault (tube) | Nearby |
- Liverpool Street (31 mins - London Underground - Central)
- Bank (32 mins - London Underground - Central)
- Bond Street (50 mins - London Underground - Central)
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Chadwell Heath A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed +2% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Stratford (London) (20 mins - TfL Rail) View details - London Liverpool Street (25 mins - TfL Rail - £169 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 40 mins - London Overground) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 99 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). High Beach 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 High Beach.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Herts and North London | Ching Brook, Cobbins Brook, Nazeing Brook, Pymmes Brook, Salmons Brook, Turkey Brook, Small River Lee, Rags Brook, Trinity Marsh Ditch | The Lower Lee tributaries, including the Nazeing Brook, Ching Brook, Cobbins Brook, Pymmes Brook, Rags Brook, Salmons Brook, Turkey Brook, Trinity Marsh Ditch and the Small River Lee |
Herts and North London | River Lee | The Lower River Lee from Hoddesdon to Canning Town including, Cheshunt, Enfield, Edmonton, Tottenham, Walthamstow, Hackney, Stratford and West Ham |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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High Beach, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £608,830 Detached: £1,047,893 | 79 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 7.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Epping, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £608,830 Detached: £1,047,893 | 79 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 7.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Debden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Saffron Walden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Chelmsford, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Stock, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 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 Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Pitsea, Essex Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 15Secondary: 4 | 9.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Wickford, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 | 13.8% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £427,742 Detached: £640,855 | 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 Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £388,478 Detached: £632,839 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Dedham, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £334,751 Detached: £531,164 | 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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High Beach, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £608,830 Detached: £1,047,893 | 79 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Epping, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £608,830 Detached: £1,047,893 | 79 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
Debden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Saffron Walden, Essex Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £451,213 Detached: £736,929 | 60 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
Chelmsford, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Stock, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Writtle, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £431,354 Detached: £703,147 | 88 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
Pitsea, Essex Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 15Secondary: 4 |
Wickford, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £421,969 Detached: £689,889 | 109 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 |
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £427,742 Detached: £640,855 | 116 | Primary: 11Secondary: 8 |
Maldon, Essex Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £388,478 Detached: £632,839 | 59 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Dedham, Essex Affordability: Average Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £334,751 Detached: £531,164 | 96 | Primary: 3Secondary: |
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