Is Stapleford Abbotts a good place to live?

Living in Stapleford Abbotts, Essex: house prices, crime, schools and the practical details to check before you move.

On this page
  1. Stapleford Abbotts at a glance
  2. Location and population
  3. Sold prices
  4. Crime and safety
  5. Schools
  6. Flood mapping
  7. Broadband
  8. Energy performance
  9. Planning and heritage
  10. Air quality and deprivation
  11. Nearby towns
  12. Questions
  13. Data sources

Stapleford Abbotts at a glance

Stapleford Abbotts is in Essex, East of England. Its recorded local authority is Epping Forest. Gigabit-capable broadband was available to 90.1% of premises (January 2026). Whether it suits you comes down to the home and neighbourhood: compare the property you can afford, the schools relevant to your household and the checks needed at the exact address.

Median sold price
£775,000
11 recorded sales
Gigabit availability
90.1%
of premises

Sources and periods vary by measure. See the source register · How we use the data

Where is Stapleford Abbotts, and who lives here?

Stapleford Abbotts is in Essex, East of England. Its recorded local authority is Epping Forest.

Stapleford Abbotts: regional locator mapApproximate location of Stapleford Abbotts in Essex, using the stored town centroid and a generalised land outline. This is not a town-boundary or flood-risk map.Stapleford Abbotts
Approximate town location · not a boundary or flood mapMap sources
Location and geography
County / areaEssex
RegionEast of England
Local authorityEpping Forest
PopulationNo controlled Census result

Office for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025. Source details

The controlled population release does not cover every built-up area. We do not present an older population estimate as a new Census result.

How much do homes sell for in Stapleford Abbotts?

The median recorded sold price in Stapleford Abbotts is £775,000, based on 11 transactions in the published 12-month window. This is not a current asking-price estimate or a measure of affordability relative to income.

Median recorded sale
£775,000
Recorded sales in the period
11
Median sold price by property type
Detached£820,000
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat / maisonette
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Changes in the recorded median, not like-for-like home values
One-year change-5.8%
Five-year change-18.4%

A change in the mix of properties sold can move the median. These are nominal comparisons, not a forecast or an inflation-adjusted price index.

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Recent registered transactions
DateProperty typePostcodePrice
5 March 2026DetachedRM4 1JP£880,000
20 February 2026DetachedRM4 1LT£1,200,000
23 January 2026DetachedRM4 1JJ£820,000
21 November 2025DetachedRM4 1EJ£560,000
16 October 2025DetachedRM4 1JH£853,926
10 October 2025DetachedRM4 1JL£725,000
6 October 2025DetachedRM4 1EJ£580,000
8 September 2025DetachedRM4 1JL£600,000
29 August 2025Semi-detachedRM4 1FF£775,000
29 August 2025Semi-detachedRM4 1FF£600,000

Fewer than 20 sales: a small sample can move sharply and is excluded from the national price comparison. Property-type samples may be smaller still. The mix of homes sold affects medians; these are not like-for-like valuations.

HM Land Registry · 12 months to July 2026. Source details

Is Stapleford Abbotts safe? What the crime data shows

A controlled recorded-crime result is not available for this town in the selected release. Missing data is not zero.

Home Office / Police.uk · July 2025 to June 2026 · 12 months. Source details

How are schools rated in Stapleford Abbotts?

11 of 11 schools with a recorded overall grade have a Good or Outstanding grade (100%). These are historical grades from inspections between 2021 and 2024, not new inspections in the source-download year.

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Schools and their recorded historical overall grades
SchoolPhaseHistorical grade
Clockhouse Primary SchoolCommunity school · RM5 3QRPrimaryAges 3–11Outstanding14 June 2023
Crownfield Infant SchoolCommunity school · RM7 8JBPrimaryAges 3–7Good21 September 2023
Crownfield Junior SchoolCommunity school · RM7 8JBPrimaryAges 7–11Good13 July 2023
Dame Tipping Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter · RM4 1PSPrimaryAges 4–11Good3 July 2024
Oasis Academy PinewoodAcademy sponsor led · RM5 2TXPrimaryAges 3–11Good11 November 2021
Parklands Primary SchoolCommunity school · RM1 4QXPrimaryAges 2–11Good24 April 2024
Rise Park Infant SchoolAcademy converter · RM1 4UDPrimaryAges 3–7Good22 March 2023
Rise Park Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led · RM1 4UDPrimaryAges 7–11Good16 November 2022
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school · RM5 2APPrimaryAges 4–11Good12 January 2022
Stapleford Abbotts Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led · RM4 1EJPrimaryAges 2–11Good25 January 2022
Bower Park AcademyAcademy converter · RM1 4YYSecondaryAges 11–16Good13 September 2023
Immanuel SchoolOther independent school · RM1 4HRAges 3–16No usable overall gradeDate not supplied

A historical grade does not establish catchment eligibility, available places or suitability for a particular child. Source extraction dates are not inspection dates.

Department for Education · Historical overall grades 2009–2024 · GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31. Source details

What flood risk is mapped in Stapleford Abbotts?

0.42% of Stapleford Abbotts’s mapped land is in Flood Zone 3. Flood Zone 2 excluding Zone 3 covers 3.36%. Separately, 6.21% has at least a 1% annual chance of surface-water flooding in the source model. These are land-area measures, not a property-level assessment; do not add the two models together.

River and sea planning zones

Share of mapped town land · Flood Map for Planning
Flood Zone 30.42%
Flood Zone 2, excluding Zone 33.36%

Environment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026. Source details

Surface-water flooding

Share of mapped town land · present-day RoFSW model
High modelled likelihood4.34%
Medium modelled likelihood1.87%
Low modelled likelihood6.84%

Environment Agency · NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509. Source details

Land coverage is not the percentage of homes expected to flood. Areas outside mapped bands are not guaranteed flood-free. Check the actual address before a purchase.

What broadband is available?

90.1%

of premises have gigabit-capable broadband available.

Fixed broadband availability
Gigabit-capable90.1%
Full fibre
Superfast · 30 Mbps or more91.4%
Premises without decent broadband0.5%
Premises in the dataset372

Availability is not measured speed or a guarantee of a particular package. Ofcom’s “decent broadband” measure is at least 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload.

Ofcom · January 2026. Source details

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How energy-efficient are homes in Stapleford Abbotts?

The dataset includes 194 domestic properties with a usable latest certificate. 69.1% are rated C or above.

Domestic EPC records
Mean energy-efficiency score74 · Band C
Rated C or above69.1%
Mean recorded CO₂ emissions4.5 tonnes / year
Properties represented194
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Share of included properties by EPC band
Band A5.7%
Band B41.8%
Band C21.7%
Band D21.7%
Band E7.7%
Band F1.0%
Band G0.5%

The latest certificate per property within the source’s ten-year validity window is used. These are assessed properties, not every home. Emissions are estimates, not measured household use.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026. Source details

Planning activity and local heritage

What do planning figures show?

The Epping Forest local planning authority received 1,338 applications in the published annual period. 67.2% of recorded decisions were approvals.

These are local-authority totals, not applications inside the town boundary. Approval rates use decisions as their denominator, not applications received. They do not predict approval for an individual proposal.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026. Source details

Listed buildings

There are 2 listed-building records mapped to the town.

Mapped Historic England records
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2

For a particular property, check the official listing and the council’s conservation-area boundaries. A town count does not establish whether an address is designated.

Historic England · Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025. Source details

Air quality and deprivation

What does the air-quality model show?

Area-weighted background concentrations · 2024
PM2.5 annual mean7.6 µg/m³
PM10 annual mean13.3 µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) annual mean10.2 µg/m³

An annual background estimate is not today’s air quality or pollution beside a particular road. It cannot establish an individual’s exposure.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Defra PCM 2024. Source details

How should deprivation data be read?

A controlled deprivation result is not available for this town in the selected release. Missing data is not zero.

Lower deciles indicate greater relative deprivation. The town mean is not an official national town rank or a judgement about individual residents; conditions vary within each town.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2). Source details

Which towns are near Stapleford Abbotts?

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Nearby places · geographic distance, not travel time
TownDistanceMedian sold priceSales
AbridgeEssex3.1 miles away3.1 miles
Chigwell RowEssex3.4 miles away3.4 miles£560,00030
HaveringHavering3.9 miles away3.9 miles£455,0002,471
Doddinghurst CommonEssex4.2 miles away4.2 miles
Kelvedon HatchEssex4.5 miles away4.5 miles£550,00027
Theydon BoisEssex4.9 miles away4.9 miles£822,50034
EppingEssex5.5 miles away5.5 miles£560,000120
Chipping OngarEssex5.6 miles away5.6 miles£430,00043
CoopersaleEssex5.6 miles away5.6 miles
North Weald BassettEssex6.3 miles away6.3 miles£450,00059

Distances describe geographic proximity, not a road journey or a public-transport connection. Price comparisons use the same published source period and require at least 20 sales; a dash means no eligible comparison, not a zero price.

Office for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025. Source details

More questions about living in Stapleford Abbotts

Is Stapleford Abbotts a good place to live?

Stapleford Abbotts is in Essex, East of England. Its recorded local authority is Epping Forest. Gigabit-capable broadband was available to 90.1% of premises (January 2026). Whether it suits you comes down to the home and neighbourhood: compare the property you can afford, the schools relevant to your household and the checks needed at the exact address.

Where is Stapleford Abbotts?

Stapleford Abbotts is in Essex, East of England. Its recorded local authority is Epping Forest.

How much do homes sell for in Stapleford Abbotts?

The median recorded sold price in Stapleford Abbotts is £775,000, based on 11 transactions in the published 12-month window. This is not a current asking-price estimate or a measure of affordability relative to income.

How are schools rated in Stapleford Abbotts?

11 of 11 schools with a recorded overall grade have a Good or Outstanding grade (100%). These are historical grades from inspections between 2021 and 2024, not new inspections in the source-download year.

What broadband coverage is available in Stapleford Abbotts?

In Stapleford Abbotts, 90.05% of premises have gigabit-capable coverage. Availability at an individual address and the package a provider will sell there may differ.

What do EPC records show for homes in Stapleford Abbotts?

Across 194 recorded domestic properties in Stapleford Abbotts, 69.07% are rated C or above. The source keeps the latest certificate per property within its ten-year window; this does not represent every home or certify current running costs.

What mapped flood risk is shown for Stapleford Abbotts?

0.42% of Stapleford Abbotts’s mapped land is in Flood Zone 3. Flood Zone 2 excluding Zone 3 covers 3.36%. Separately, 6.21% has at least a 1% annual chance of surface-water flooding in the source model. These are land-area measures, not a property-level assessment; do not add the two models together.

Where the data comes from

Dates below distinguish the period represented by the data from when the source was collected and published here. How we use these sources

Locator mapStored town centroid · Natural Earth land outline

The point uses the town location retained by the controlled base-geography publication, including its documented legacy-centroid fallbacks. It is approximate and does not delineate the statistical boundary, flood risk or individual properties. Base-geography source

Generalised land outline: Natural Earth 1:50m countries, simplified for display; public domain. The map does not load third-party tiles or tracking.

Built-up areas and administrative geographyOffice for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025
Data version
ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025
Source published
29 April 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
7,099

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 57acc0a8-b401-48c6-aab6-bbf71f0f8653. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Price Paid DataHM Land Registry · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data 2021-2026 through July 2026
Data version
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data 2021-2026 through July 2026
Source published
28 August 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,150

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b636c9b0-ad56-425a-864a-6c1c2b7b13ac. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Get Information About SchoolsDepartment for Education · GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31
Data version
GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31
Source published
1 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
5,070

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: bfa454a5-2429-4fcf-9562-02ab8aec64e4. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Connected Nations fixed broadbandOfcom · Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026, v2)
Data version
Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026, v2)
Source published
7 July 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
6,250

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 1de793a3-4b49-451e-b8e6-a53dabe9ff24. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026
Data version
MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026
Source published
1 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
quarterly
Towns with a published result
6,336

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: fbe075dd-3890-4075-adcc-1af0da0943e5. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Flood Map for Planning - Flood ZonesEnvironment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Data version
Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Source published
20 May 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: e315db85-8651-4532-b88f-b0f6233390a3. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterEnvironment Agency · NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509
Data version
NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509
Source published
17 September 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 5ebbae90-38ab-4f73-abc7-b515beec4ae8. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Police.uk street-level crimeHome Office / Police.uk · 2026-06
Data version
2026-06
Source published
29 July 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,260

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 4d94afb3-682c-4003-9eef-f006b8451ce9. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

District planning application statisticsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026
Data version
MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026
Source published
19 June 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
quarterly
Towns with a published result
7,094

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: ef472acd-f430-4e09-a212-b3576567ee57. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Listed buildings and conservation areasHistoric England · Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025
Data version
Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025
Source published
2 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b6109497-cc70-4816-bd75-8bbd151d2bca. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Modelled background pollution dataDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Defra PCM 2024
Data version
Defra PCM 2024
Source published
30 September 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: a9cb6fbd-3b88-4fc0-90b9-e3f8d751e96e. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

English Indices of DeprivationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2)
Data version
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2)
Source published
17 November 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
approximately every five years
Towns with a published result
3,793

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b9817fd7-2109-4c23-937f-7b5bc28b0d53. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.