Stapleford Abbotts’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Stapleford Abbotts’ built-up area.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Stapleford AbbottsEssex
Population 742: a village in Essex, East of England.
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Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
742
Census 2021 · Epping Forest council
Median home
£768K
46 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.4
25% are 65+ · Essex 20%
Degree level
25%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Stapleford Abbotts a good place to live?
Stapleford Abbotts is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 7% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Homes sell for a median £767,500. 28% of homes were built before 1919.
What makes Stapleford Abbotts stand out
The 3 things Stapleford Abbotts does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.8 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stapleford Abbotts.
Work & commute
Stapleford Abbotts is a driving town: 90% of commuters go by car, above Essex’s towns and England’s towns
7%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
12% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Working mainly from home: 42% of workers, above both Essex’s towns (31%) and England’s towns (31%). A household here earns £71K a year before tax, on average.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
Underground, tram3%
On foot2%
Train1%
Bus1%
12%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
42%
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
Schools
The schools around Stapleford Abbotts
Key Stage 2 results at the 7 primary schools within 3 km: 59% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 39.1, with 34% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stapleford Abbotts Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 135 | B+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Most households in Stapleford Abbotts own their home: 88%, more than in Essex’s towns and across England’s towns
£768Kmedian sale
Private tenants account for 12% of households. 1% live in social housing, lower than both Essex’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). That is the middle of 46 standard sales inside Stapleford Abbotts’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Stapleford Abbotts£768K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £845,000 | 29 |
| Semi-detached | £695,000 | 15 |
88%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,844
average private rent a month, Epping Forest council area
£2,214
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 Stapleford Abbotts see more burglary and damage than in Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 20.2 per 1,000 a year
16.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Stapleford Abbotts logged 23 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 2 complaints of anti-social conduct. The violent crime rate is 16.6 per 1,000 residents a year. Violence and sexual offences were 52% of the crimes.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual12
Damage & arson3
Burglary3
Public order2
Vehicle crime2
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
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.
16.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
20.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
23
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 Stapleford Abbotts, 12% of residents, than in Essex’s towns and England’s towns
85%good or very good health
At the census, 4.2% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both Essex’s towns (4.8%) and England’s towns (5.2%). 85% of people in Stapleford Abbotts rate their own health good or very good. This Essex town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.1 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Stapleford Abbotts | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 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
Stapleford Abbotts keeps more of its old housing than Essex’s towns or England’s towns: 28% built before 1919
1listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Stapleford Abbotts has 13 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, lower than both Essex’s towns (52) and England’s towns (39). None of the 1 listed building reaches Grade II* or Grade I; all are Grade II.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
13
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up only 16% of Stapleford Abbotts, fewer than in Essex’s towns and across England’s towns
48.4median age
25% of adults hold a degree, below both Essex’s towns (27%) and England’s towns (34%). Retirement age and beyond: 25% of residents are 65 or older. The middle age in Stapleford Abbotts is 48.4.
Stapleford AbbottsEssexEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications25%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar11%
Degree level25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stapleford Abbotts | Essex | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Essex and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Stapleford Abbotts
13pages on Stapleford Abbotts
The big questions
Safety16.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £768K · rent £1,844 a monthHousing9 sold in 12 months · busiest street Oak Hill RoadSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 81.9 (men), 87.1 (women)Work & commute62% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Hill Hall and 3 more in and around Stapleford Abbotts
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Stapleford Abbotts. Best known first.
Historic houseHill Hall4.4 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionOld MacDonald's Farm Park3 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionWellgate Community Farm3.9 km outside town, to the southwestZooZooFoxburrows Children's Farm2.9 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 (1)
- Hill Hall: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Stapleford Abbotts
Village in Essex, England
Stapleford Abbotts is a built-up area of 742 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
- 742 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Epping Forest
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004706
Stapleford Abbotts’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Chigwell RowAbridgeHaveringChigwellKelvedon HatchTheydon BoisLoughtonStapleford Abbotts
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stapleford Abbotts | 742 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chigwell Row | 2,115 | 3.1 | — | C− | C | B+ |
| Abridge | 1,651 | 3.2 | — | C− | B− | B+ |
| Havering | 259,401 | 3.9 | B+ | B | C | C+ |
| Chigwell | 12,251 | 4.6 | B | D | C | B+ |
| Kelvedon Hatch | 2,493 | 4.6 | — | C | B | A− |
| Theydon Bois | 3,540 | 4.9 | A− | D | B− | A− |
| Loughton | 33,338 | 5.2 | B | C− | C | B |
Chigwell Row, Abridge and Kelvedon Hatch have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Stapleford Abbotts
Is Stapleford Abbotts expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £695,000 and detached houses £845,000. Private rents in the Epping Forest council area averaged £1,844 a month in August 2026.
How many listed buildings are there in Stapleford Abbotts?
1 on Historic England’s list.
How much is council tax in Stapleford Abbotts?
Band D council tax in Stapleford Abbotts is £2,214 for 2026–27, less than in 82% 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.
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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