Bumble's Green’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Bumble's Green’s built-up area.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Bumble's GreenEssex
A village of 258 in Essex, East of England.
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Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
258
Census 2021 · Epping Forest council
Median age
49.1
21% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
20%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Bumble's Green a good place to live?
There are no grades for Bumble's Green: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 3 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 15% of commuters.
What makes Bumble's Green stand out
The 3 things Bumble's Green does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
3 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 4.8 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
15% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Essex 27%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bumble's Green.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Bumble's Green than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 13% are under 15
Half of Bumble's Green is older than 49.1, half younger. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, above Essex’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents.
49.1median age
Bumble's GreenEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications21%
Apprenticeship9%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level20%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bumble's Green | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Bumble's Green work nearby than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 18% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 82% of commuters got to work at the census. 2.8% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, above Essex’s towns (2.5%) and England’s towns (2.3%) alike. Households take home £61K a year before tax, on average.
15%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving82%
On foot6%
Train5%
Bicycle3%
Underground, tram1%
18%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
28%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£61K
mean household income, before tax
2.8%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is less common in Bumble's Green than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 14%
Home ownership stands at 70% of households. Private rents average £1,844 a month across the Epping Forest council area. Social housing holds 16% of households, between Essex’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%).
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bumble's Green£0K
Typical UK town£277K
70%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,844
average private rent a month, Epping Forest council area
£2,285
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Bumble's Green see more burglary and damage than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 32.3 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences were 29% of the crimes. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 17 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Bumble's Green’s built-up area. There were 3.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Essex’s towns (4.6) and England’s towns (7.8).
22violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual5
Public order3
Vehicle crime3
Damage & arson2
Burglary2
Robbery1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social1
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
22
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
32.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
17
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Disability is more common in Bumble's Green than in Essex’s towns or across England’s towns: 20% of residents
Seeing a GP means leaving Bumble's Green: the nearest practice is 2.9 miles away. The nearest A&E to Bumble's Green is The Princess Alexandra Hospital, 3.8 miles away. At the census, 5.5% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, about level with England’s towns (5.2%) and above Essex’s towns (4.8%).
81%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Bumble's Green | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
81.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Bumble's Green keeps more of its old housing than Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 27% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Bumble's Green keeps 116 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Conservation areas cover 38% of the town’s land, above both Essex’s towns (3%) and England’s towns (7%).
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
27%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
116
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Copped Hall and 4 more in and around Bumble's Green
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bumble's Green. Best known first.
Historic houseCopped Hall3.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumLowewood Museum4.4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumEpping Forest District Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryWaltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills4.1 km outside town, to the southwestZooZooLee Valley Animal Adventure Park2.6 km outside town, to the southwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Copped Hall: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowewood Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Epping Forest District Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bumble's Green
12pages on Bumble's Green
The big questions
Bumble's Green’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Lower NazeingRoydonHoddesdonWaltham AbbeyEppingCheshuntWaltham CrossBumble's Green
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumble's Green | 258 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Nazeing | 3,631 | 1.3 | B− | D | B− | B+ |
| Roydon | 1,587 | 2.9 | — | C− | C | B+ |
| Hoddesdon | 40,615 | 3 | B− | D | C | B |
| Waltham Abbey | 18,645 | 3 | D | C | D | C− |
| Epping | 10,693 | 3.7 | B+ | D | C− | B |
| Cheshunt | 43,694 | 3.8 | C | D | C | C+ |
| Waltham Cross | 11,936 | 3.9 | D | C− | D | C− |
Roydon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bumble's Green
How many listed buildings are there in Bumble's Green?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 4.8 times the typical UK town for its size. 27% of Bumble's Green’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
How much is council tax in Bumble's Green?
Band D council tax in Bumble's Green is £2,285 for 2026–27, less than in 77% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Bumble's Green
Village in Essex, England
Bumble's Green is a built-up area of 258 people, in the Epping Forest council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 258 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Epping Forest
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004482
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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