Coopersale’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Coopersale’s built-up area.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CoopersaleEssex
The village has 1,067 residents and lies in Essex, East of England.
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Photo: Acabashi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,067
Census 2021 · Epping Forest council
Median home
£442K
40 sales in 3 years
Median age
43
18% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
29%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
20%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Coopersale a good place to live?
The local economy does well: the mean household earns £65,521 a year. Its weakest subject is cost of living — the median home sold for £442,250, 6.9 years of area income. The median home sold for £442,250. 40% of households own their home with no mortgage.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Coopersale has its subject grades alone.
What makes Coopersale stand out
The 3 things Coopersale does most differently from other towns.
Rent against income, UK towns
Renting
£1,844 a month
Average private rent, 34% of what households in the area earn: more than in 99% of UK towns
ONS private rents, Epping Forest council area.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Own outright
Housing
40% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
How Coopersale grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Coopersale is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Coopersale has its subject grades alone.
Jobs & income2.4% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC−Open →WalkabilityBetter than most of the towns comparedA−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 75% of towns in England; secondary results beat 56% of towns in EnglandB+Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB+Open →HealthLife expectancy 80.2 for men, 85.8 for womenB+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History3 listed buildingsC−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 1.1 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsB−Open →Civic life1.9 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coopersale.
History
All 3 of Coopersale’s listed buildings are Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Essex’s towns (11%) yet lower than England’s towns (16%). Listed buildings per head: 28 for every 10,000 residents of Coopersale.
3listed buildingsC−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
12%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
28
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
SchoolsB+
Coopersale’s schools outperform 69% of towns in England on results
Below is its only school. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 47% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 46.6. Its one primary school teaches 208 pupils.
B+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 208 | A |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade C−
Few households rent privately in Coopersale: 11%, fewer than in Essex’s towns and England’s towns
Owners make up 77% of households, above Essex’s towns (67%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £1,844 a month across the Epping Forest council area. That is the middle of 40 standard sales inside Coopersale’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£442Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Coopersale£442K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £770,000 | 9 |
| Semi-detached | £590,000 | 13 |
| Terraced | £393,750 | 12 |
| Flat or maisonette | £241,875 | 6 |
77%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,844
average private rent a month, Epping Forest council area
£2,310
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Long commutes are the norm in Coopersale: just 17% travel under 5 km, below Essex’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The car carried three quarters of commuters at the census. Also worth knowing: there are 0.3 jobs in Coopersale for each resident in work.
20%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving75%
Underground, tram12%
On foot5%
Train2%
Bicycle1%
Bus1%
17%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
33%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£66K
mean household income, before tax
2.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A−
Walkability: more walkable than 79% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Homes in Coopersale see more burglary and damage than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 14.1 per 1,000 a year
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 32 offences in Coopersale and 13 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violent crime comes to 11.3 per 1,000 residents a year. Violence and sexual offences were 22% of the crimes.
11.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 49% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Vehicle crime13
Violence & sexual7
Damage & arson5
Other theft3
Burglary3
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Anti-social13
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.
11.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
32
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 less common in Coopersale, 13% of residents, than in Essex’s towns and England’s towns
Seeing a GP means leaving Coopersale: the nearest practice is 0.5 miles away. At the census, 86% of people in Coopersale called their health good or very good, above Essex’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. 4.2% of residents report bad or very bad health.
86%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Coopersale | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
80.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Who lives here
Few people in Coopersale are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in Essex’s towns and England’s towns
Under 15: 19% of residents. The age that splits Coopersale in two is 43. 29% of adults hold a degree, above Essex’s towns (27%) but below England’s towns (34%).
43median age
CoopersaleEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Coopersale | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Epping Ongar Railway and 6 more in and around Coopersale
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Coopersale. Best known first.
Heritage railwayEpping Ongar Railway3.2 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseHill Hall3.3 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseCopped Hall4.5 km outside town, to the west
MuseumNorth Weald Airfield Museum1.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumEpping And Ongar Railway1.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumEpping Signalling Museum1.7 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 (4)
- Epping Ongar Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Hall: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Copped Hall: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Weald Airfield Museum: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Coopersale
14pages on Coopersale
The big questions
SafetyB+11.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC−Median home £442K · rent £1,844 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street Garnon MeadSchoolsB+1 state schoolHealthB+Life expectancy 80.2 (men), 85.8 (women)Work & commuteA53% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB+0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Coopersale’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Thornwood CommonEppingNorth Weald BassettTheydon BoisAbridgeHarlowShelleyCoopersale
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coopersale | 1,067 | — | — | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Thornwood Common | 1,030 | 1 | — | D | B− | B |
| Epping | 10,693 | 1.2 | B+ | D | C− | B |
| North Weald Bassett | 4,323 | 1.8 | B | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Theydon Bois | 3,540 | 2.8 | A− | D | B− | A− |
| Abridge | 1,651 | 3.9 | — | C− | B− | B+ |
| Harlow | 93,570 | 4.2 | D | C− | D | C− |
| Shelley | 2,405 | 4.5 | — | C | C | B− |
Thornwood Common, Abridge and Shelley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Coopersale
Is Coopersale expensive to live in?
By type: flats £241,875, terraced houses £393,750, semi-detached houses £590,000 and detached houses £770,000.
Are schools in Coopersale good?
Primary schools stand out: Key Stage 2 results beat 75% of towns in England. Secondary results are closer to the middle, beating 56%. One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Essex council.
Is Coopersale safe?
Against all UK towns, it grades B+.
About Coopersale
Village in Essex, England
Coopersale is a built-up area of 1,067 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
- 1,067 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Epping Forest
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004538
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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