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Theydon Bois & Abridge

Middle area

South Epping Forest. 6,115 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 19 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Theydon Bois & Abridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£825,000
Joint 120th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,237
Joint 3,098th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Theydon Bois & Abridge

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Theydon Bois & Abridge at a rate of 47.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 75.7 per 1,000 people across Epping Forest.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences106
Other crime53
Vehicle crime36
Burglary30
Criminal damage and arson20
Anti-social behaviour18
Drug offences12
Shoplifting9
Robbery4
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Theydon Bois & Abridge compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Theydon Bois & AbridgeMiddle
Median sale price17 middle areas, Epping Forest · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Epping Forest17 areas from £390,000 to £825,000. The middle area is £570,000. Theydon Bois & Abridge is £825,000.
£825,000most expensive
Population17 middle areas, Epping Forest · 2021
Population: every middle area in Epping Forest17 areas from 6,034 to 11,752. The middle area is 7,602. Theydon Bois & Abridge is 6,237.
6,2373rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 middle areas, Epping Forest · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Epping Forest17 areas from 0.0% to 20.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Theydon Bois & Abridge is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Epping Forest · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Epping Forest17 areas from 70.9% to 96.4%. The middle area is 89.4%. Theydon Bois & Abridge is 90.6%.
90.6%8th highest

Is Theydon Bois & Abridge safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Theydon Bois & Abridge at a rate of 47.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 75.7 per 1,000 people across Epping Forest.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Theydon Bois & Abridge.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (106), other crime (53) and vehicle crime (36).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Epping Forest

These figures are published for the whole of Epping Forest, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Epping Forest and not Theydon Bois & Abridge alone. See Epping Forest

Average house price
£530,653
Down 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,618
44th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.6×
27th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.1
Joint 81st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Theydon Bois & Abridge in brief

The median price paid for a home in Theydon Bois & Abridge was £825,000 in 2025.

Theydon Bois & Abridge had 6,237 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Theydon Bois & Abridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Theydon Bois & Abridge, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.