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Epping Forest and Harlow

Districts

Two neighbouring districts in East of England, side by side through the same published figures. Each figure keeps its own date and source.

Key figures

MeasureEpping ForestHarlow
Average house price
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
£525,719
Down 1.6% in a year
£319,860
Up 4.4% in a year
Median full-time pay
ONS earnings survey · 2025
£45,618
44th highest paid of 348
£38,380
170th lowest paid of 348
House price to pay
Worked out by Open Index
11.5×
27th least affordable of 348
8.3×
Joint 115th least affordable of 348
Deprivation score (England)
MHCLG · England only
14.1
Joint 81st least deprived of 296
21.7
116th most deprived of 296

In brief

  • Epping Forest and Harlow share a border.
  • Epping Forest's average house price is 1.6 times Harlow's.
  • Epping Forest's median full-time pay is 19% higher than Harlow's.
  • Epping Forest's house price to pay is 11.5×, against 8.3× in Harlow.
  • Epping Forest's deprivation score (England) is 14.1, against 21.7 in Harlow.

How they compare

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

Epping ForestHarlowMiddle
Average house price360 councils, UK · Jul 2026
£525,719£319,860
Annual price change360 councils, UK · Jul 2026
−1.6%4.4%
Median full-time pay348 councils, Great Britain · 2025
£45,618£38,380
House price to pay348 councils, Great Britain · 2025
11.5×8.3×
Deprivation score (England)296 councils, England · 2025
14.121.7