Crap Towns / Epping Forest / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in Epping Forest?
In the Epping Forest council area, 661 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 1.12% of all homes, about the same as England's 1.17%.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 451 | 0.82% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 431 | 0.78% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 374 | 0.67% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 429 | 0.77% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 426 | 0.76% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 374 | 0.66% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 300 | 0.53% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 612 | 1.07% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 472 | 0.82% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 558 | 0.97% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 593 | 1.02% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 678 | 1.16% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 661 | 1.12% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Enfield | 1.48% |
| Haringey | 1.39% |
| Newham | 1.36% |
| Redbridge | 1.18% |
| Harlow | 1.16% |
| Epping Forest | 1.12% |
| Waltham Forest | 1.02% |
| Havering | 1.01% |
| East Hertfordshire | 0.90% |
| Broxbourne | 0.84% |
| Barking and Dagenham | 0.50% |
| Across England | 1.17% |