Fyfield’s story
21 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Fyfield’s built-up area.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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FyfieldEssex
350 people call this village in Essex, East of England home.
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Population
350
Census 2021 · Epping Forest council
Median age
53
30% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
21%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Fyfield a good place to live?
Fyfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 10% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 21 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Fyfield stand out
The 3 things Fyfield does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Bridge House; 24.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fyfield.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Fyfield than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 11% are under 15
Graduates make up 21% of adults. Ages in Fyfield split evenly at 53: half are older, half younger. Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with England’s towns (12%) and above Essex’s towns (11%).
53median age
FyfieldEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications23%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Fyfield | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 21% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Fyfield
The town has one school, shown below. 66% of pupils at the 4 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 50 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Walker's CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 50 | C− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Fyfield: 7% commute under 5 km, below Essex’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £71K a year before tax, higher than both Essex’s towns (£63K) and England’s towns (£55K). Driving is how 86% of commuters got to work at the census. Jobs per working resident: 0.7.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
Underground, tram5%
Train2%
On foot1%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
7%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
35%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£71K
mean household income, before tax
2.7%
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
Few households rent privately in Fyfield: 3%, fewer than in both Essex’s towns and England’s towns
Social housing holds 19% of households, above Essex’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Home ownership stands at 77% of households. Private rents average £1,844 a month across the Epping Forest council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Fyfield£0K
Typical UK town£277K
77%
of households own their home · England 61%
3%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,844
average private rent a month, Epping Forest council area
£2,234
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 Fyfield see more burglary and damage than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 13.3 per 1,000 a year
Each year, 14.3 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 15 recorded crimes inside Fyfield’s built-up area, and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 47% of the total.
14.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual7
Damage & arson3
Other theft3
Public order1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social2
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.
14.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
15
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
Only 78% of people in Fyfield say their health is good or very good, fewer than in both Essex’s towns and England’s towns
At the census, 6.3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above Essex’s towns (4.8%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Fyfield: the nearest practice is 1.8 miles away. The nearest A&E to Fyfield is The Princess Alexandra Hospital, 8.2 miles away.
78%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Fyfield | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.3% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
81.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More buildings in Fyfield are listed than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 600 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. 29% of its homes were built before 1919, above Essex’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (16%) alike.
21listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II20
Among them · Grade II*
- Bridge House Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
29%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
600
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Fyfield
11pages on Fyfield
The big questions
Fyfield’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ShelleyChipping OngarBlackmoreNorth Weald BassettDoddinghurstKelvedon HatchHatfield HeathFyfield
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fyfield | 350 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shelley | 2,405 | 2 | — | C | C | B− |
| Chipping Ongar | 3,922 | 2.6 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Blackmore | 1,167 | 3.8 | — | C | A− | A |
| North Weald Bassett | 4,323 | 4.5 | B | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Doddinghurst | 4,067 | 4.9 | A− | C | A | A |
| Kelvedon Hatch | 2,493 | 5 | — | C | B | A− |
| Hatfield Heath | 1,789 | 5.9 | — | B− | B+ | A |
Shelley, Blackmore, Kelvedon Hatch and Hatfield Heath have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Fyfield
How many listed buildings are there in Fyfield?
That is 24.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Fyfield?
Band D council tax in Fyfield is £2,234 for 2026–27, less than in 81% 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 Fyfield
Village in Essex, England
Fyfield is a built-up area of 350 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
- 350 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Epping Forest
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004455
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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