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Loughton Forest

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South west Epping Forest. About 6,980 people in 3.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Loughton Forest, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,850
4,123rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.5%
3,121st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Loughton Forest compares

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

Loughton ForestMiddle
Population18 wards, Epping Forest · 2021
Population: every ward in Epping Forest18 areas from 6,449 to 9,132. The middle area is 7,497. Loughton Forest is 6,850.
6,8503rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, Epping Forest · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Epping Forest18 areas from 80.1% to 98.9%. The middle area is 88.2%. Loughton Forest is 91.8%.
91.8%4th highest
Claimant rate18 wards, Epping Forest · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Epping Forest18 areas from 1.9% to 4.6%. The middle area is 2.8%. Loughton Forest is 2.1%.
2.1%2nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6418 wards, Epping Forest · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Epping Forest18 areas from 58.1% to 68.0%. The middle area is 63.0%. Loughton Forest is 63.5%.
63.5%8th highest

Figures for the whole of Epping Forest

These figures are published for the whole of Epping Forest, not for each ward, so they describe all of Epping Forest and not Loughton Forest alone. See Epping Forest

Average house price
£525,719
Down 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,618
44th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.5×
27th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.1
81st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Loughton Forest in brief

Loughton Forest had 6,850 usual residents at the census.

In Loughton Forest, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Loughton Forest, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.5% of residents in Loughton Forest were aged 15 to 64 at the census.