Epping Forest Mini Observatory

The Epping Forest Mini Observatory brings together in one place a wide range of data about the area and our people, including demographic facts, survey results, information about crime, and health and profiles of each of the 32 Wards in the district.

Shaping the Future

The Shaping the Future report has been supported by a wide range of local partners showing how the District as a whole is changing.

View the Shaping the Future report:

• Shaping the Future (pdf 2.3MB)

For information visit the One Epping Forest website.

Place Survey

The Place Survey asked residents their views about life in their area in the Epping Forest District.

It helps to determine whether interventions in an area result in the right outcomes for local people, in terms of happiness, health and safety.

View the Place Survey 2008 report:

• Epping Forest Place Survey 2008 (pdf 2.9MB)

Place Survey Tracker 2009/10

This report reflects on the findings of a survey of residents conducted by Ipsos MORI on behalf of Epping Forest District Council and the Essex Partnership. The findings in this report refer specifically to the responses of residents living in Epping Forest district.

View the Place Survey Tracker 2009/10 report:

• Epping Forest District Council Place Survey Tracker 2009/10 (pdf 1.2MB)

The purpose of the survey was to gauge the extent to which the opinions of residents have changed on key National Indicator questions from the Place Survey 2008/09.

Ward Profiles

The Ward Profiles are intended to provide a data 'snapshot' of the Wards within the District.

The Ward Profiles (Key Facts 2) bring together useful data at a local level and have been prepared by Forward Planning Officers at Epping Forest District Council, supported by the Local Strategic Partnership.

They sit underneath the over-arching District Profile 'Shaping the Future' (Key Facts 1).

This information will help the Local Strategic Partnership to identify trends and issues within the District, which will inform the preparation of the new Sustainable Community Strategy.

There are 32 Wards in the Epping Forest District:

1. Broadley Common, Epping Upland and Nazeing (pdf 1.5MB)

2. Buckhurst Hill East (pdf 1.5MB)

3. Buckhurst Hill West (pdf 1.5MB)

4. Chigwell Row (pdf 1.5MB)

5. Chigwell Village (pdf 1.8MB)

6. Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash (pdf 1.4MB)

7. Epping Hemnall (pdf 1.9MB)

8. Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common (pdf 1.9MB)

9. Grange Hill (pdf 1.5MB)

10. Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village (pdf 1.4MB)

11. High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings (pdf 1.5MB)

12. Lambourne (pdf 1.4MB)

13. Loughton Alderton (pdf 1.5MB)

14. Loughton Broadway (pdf 1.5MB)

15. Loughton Fairmead (pdf 1.6MB)

16. Loughton Forest (pdf 1.5MB)

17. Loughton Roding (pdf 1.5MB)

18. Loughton St John's (pdf 1.5MB)

19. Loughton St Mary's (pdf 1.6MB)

20. Lower Nazeing (pdf 1.5MB)

21. Lower Sheering (pdf 1.4MB)

22. Moreton and Fyfield (pdf 1.4MB)

23. North Weald Bassett (pdf 1.4MB)

24. Passingford (pdf 1.5MB)

25. Roydon (pdf 1.4MB)

26. Shelley (pdf 1.4MB)

27. Theydon Bois (pdf 1.5MB)

28. Waltham Abbey High Beach (pdf 1.5MB)

29. Waltham Abbey Honey Lane (pdf 1.5MB)

30. Waltham Abbey North East (pdf 1.5MB)

31. Waltham Abbey Paternoster (pdf 1.5MB)

32. Waltham Abbey South West (pdf 1.5MB)

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) contains key data affecting health in the area has been analysed to show the health and well-being status of local communities and defining where inequities exist.

View the report:

• NHS West Essex Joint Strategic Needs Assessment website

The Essex Partnership Portal

The Essex Partnership Portal brings together our key partnerships in one place. The Portal is a useful resource for partners to improve communication and share best practice with easy-to-find minutes, membership, and governance information. It also helps make the benefits of partnership working more accessible to the public.

• The Essex Partnership Portal