If you are thinking of moving to Lippitts Hill or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Lippitts Hill to figures for Essex and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Lippitts Hill is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Lippitts Hill Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Lippitts Hill has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Lippitts Hill is a relatively affluent area.
| Tenure | Epping Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 34.8% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 37.5% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 11.9% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 3.1% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 10.2% | 15.4% |
| Other | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.3% | 1.3% |
Lippitts Hill Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Lippitts Hill and are from the UK Census of 2011. Lippitts Hill has a high level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average.
| Qualification | Epping Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 24% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 15.6% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 16.3% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 11.1% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 25.3% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4.5% | 5.7% |
Lippitts Hill General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Lippitts Hill. The percentage of residents in Lippitts Hill rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Lippitts Hill rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Lippitts Hill is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | Epping Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 49.26% | 47.17% |
| Good | 33.75% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 12.38% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.56% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.04% | 1.25% |
Lippitts Hill Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Lippitts Hill are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Lippitts Hill has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does not have a significant immigrant population.
| Country | Epping Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 90.9% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 2.6% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 5.7% | 9.4% |
Lippitts Hill Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics
Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner.
| Grade | Epping Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 25.47% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 36.30% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 20.22% | 20.64% |
| DE | 18.01% | 25.49% |
Lippitts Hill Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment figures as a percentage of the working population and has no further plans to do so. They do however publish the number of Universal Credit claimants in every local district council. We have taken the LDC that includes and compared it to the nearest councils. Please be aware that Universal Credit is a in and out of work benefit. Therefore these figures are an indicator of BOTH unemployment and underemployment. Lippitts Hill is in the local authority with the lowest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Lippitts Hill are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment in Lippitts Hill is both lower than the average for Essex and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Lippitts Hill than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Epping Forest | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 9.9% | 11.5% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Lippitts Hill Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Lippitts Hill as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Lippitts Hill is also older than the average, making Lippitts Hill a older persons location.
| Age | Epping Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 5.3% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 20.5% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 21% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 6.7% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 6.2% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 41.1 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 42 | 39 |
What is the population of Lippitts Hill and Epping Forest?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Epping Forest including Lippitts Hill. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
| Ward | Population |
|---|---|
| Broadley Common, Epping Upland and Nazeing | 2112 |
| Buckhurst Hill East | 4841 |
| Buckhurst Hill West | 7027 |
| Chigwell Row | 2292 |
| Chigwell Village | 4513 |
| Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash | 4117 |
| Epping Hemnall | 6476 |
| Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common | 7048 |
| Grange Hill | 7358 |
| Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village | 2420 |
| High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings | 2291 |
| Lambourne | 2053 |
| Loughton Alderton | 4853 |
| Loughton Broadway | 4772 |
| Loughton Fairmead | 4511 |
| Loughton Forest | 4325 |
| Loughton Roding | 4904 |
| Loughton St John's | 4528 |
| Loughton St Mary's | 5320 |
| Lower Nazeing | 3970 |
| Lower Sheering | 2120 |
| Moreton and Fyfield | 1974 |
| North Weald Bassett | 4510 |
| Passingford | 2388 |
| Roydon | 2381 |
| Shelley | 2456 |
| Theydon Bois | 4154 |
| Waltham Abbey High Beach | 2734 |
| Waltham Abbey Honey Lane | 6412 |
| Waltham Abbey North East | 3971 |
| Waltham Abbey Paternoster | 4739 |
| Waltham Abbey South West | 4605 |
| Epping Forest Total | 132175 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
