Epping Forest council — tenant rights and housing guidance

Name: Epping Forest council housing statistics 2023-24
Creator: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24
Published: 2026-04-30
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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Epping Forest is one of England's local authorities.

Epping Forest council housing data (2023-24)

The following figures are reported by Epping Forest to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as part of the annual Local Authority Housing Statistics return.

Metric	Value
Housing waiting list (households)	1,054
Waiting for 1 bedroom	726
Waiting for 2 bedrooms	210
Waiting for 3 bedrooms	100
Waiting for 4+ bedrooms	18
Council-owned dwellings	6,379
Social rent dwellings	6,183
Affordable rent dwellings	196
Vacant dwellings	66
Average relet time (days)	49.5
Lettings to new tenants	170
Lettings to existing tenants	138
Council evictions (total)	4
Evictions for rent arrears	4
Evictions for anti-social behaviour	0
Illegal sub-let property recoveries	0
Average EPC/SAP rating of council stock	C
New social rent homes built	0
New affordable rent homes built	0

Source: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24. Last refreshed 2026-04-30.