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Loughton Roding

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South west Epping Forest. About 8,112 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Loughton Roding, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,917
3,454th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.8%
1,396th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Loughton Roding compares

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Loughton RodingMiddle
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 Roding is 7,917.
7,9174th highest
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 Roding is 88.5%.
88.5%9th 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 Roding is 4.0%.
4.0%joint 4th highest
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 Roding is 66.8%.
66.8%2nd 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 Roding 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 Roding in brief

Loughton Roding had 7,917 usual residents at the census.

In Loughton Roding, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Loughton Roding, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.8% of residents in Loughton Roding were aged 15 to 64 at the census.