Bell Common, Epping

MyStreetCheck free street report: Bell Common, Epping · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/epping-essex/bell-common/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM16 4DZ, CM16 4DY, CM16 4EA.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£684,500

17 sales

Price range

£458k – £1.05m

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

3 Apr 2024

CM16 4DZ

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At a glance

House prices£685k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station14 min walkEpping Underground Station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband93% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

17 property sales on Bell Common, Epping have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 3 Apr 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £702,111. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 53% detached, 41% semi-detached, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Bell Common range from £457,500 to £1,045,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Bell Common compared

CM16 postcode area£617,996

Epping£617,996

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bell Common has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CM16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	9	£702,111	3 Apr 2024
Semi-detached	7	£676,786	24 Nov 2023
Terraced	1	£580,000	30 Jul 2021

Sold prices on Bell Common

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
5, Holly Cottages, Bell Common CM16 4EA	20 Nov 2024	£475,000	Detached	Freehold
85, Bell Common CM16 4DZ	3 Apr 2024	£802,500	Detached	Freehold
61, Bell Common CM16 4DZ	24 Nov 2023	£520,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
33, Bell Common CM16 4DY	17 Mar 2023	£674,000	Detached	Freehold
69, Bell Common CM16 4DZ	20 Dec 2022	£1,045,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Holly Cottages, Bell Common CM16 4EA	24 Nov 2022	£580,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
101, Bell Common CM16 4DZ	29 Jul 2022	£650,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
The Bungalow, 3A, Bell Common CM16 4DY	30 Jun 2022	£865,000	Detached	Freehold
17, Bell Common CM16 4DY	17 Dec 2021	£640,000	Detached	Freehold
97, Bell Common CM16 4DZ	30 Jul 2021	£580,000	Terraced	Freehold
79, Bell Common CM16 4DZ	15 Apr 2021	£457,500	Detached	Freehold
73, Bell Common CM16 4DZ	22 Mar 2021	£1,000,000	Detached	Freehold
5, Bell Common CM16 4DY	3 Mar 2021	£650,000	Detached	Freehold
43, Bell Common CM16 4DY	18 Dec 2020	£785,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
8, Holly Cottages, Bell Common CM16 4EA	10 Dec 2019	£617,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, Holly Cottages, Bell Common CM16 4EA	16 Jan 2019	£655,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
15, Bell Common CM16 4DY	14 Aug 2018	£755,000	Detached	Freehold
101, Bell Common CM16 4DZ	27 Feb 2018	£540,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
81, Bell Common CM16 4DZ	16 May 2016	£475,000	Detached	Freehold
83, Bell Common CM16 4DZ	7 Apr 2016	£325,000	Detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
101, Bell Common	£540,000 (Feb 2018) → £650,000 (Jul 2022)	+20% over 4 yrs

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Schools near Bell Common

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Ivy Chimneys Primary School 338 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
Epping St John's Church of England School 1,036 pupils	Secondary Church of England	11–18	Good Report	0.5 mi
The Tower School 60 pupils	Other independent special school	11–18	Report	0.6 mi
Open Box Education Centre 16 pupils	Other independent school	14–17	Report	0.8 mi
Epping Primary School 418 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
Coopersale Hall School 302 pupils	Other independent school	2–16	Report	1.0 mi
Theydon Bois Primary School 319 pupils	Primary	5–11	Report	1.2 mi
Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 208 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	1.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

Chingford station 5.5 mi · 1 hr 50 min walk
Broxbourne station 6.1 mi · 2 hr 1 min walk
Epping Underground Station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
Epping Underground Station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Bell Common (adj, High Rd) 2 min walk
Bell Common (opp, High Rd) 2 min walk
Fishers Lane (adj, Ivy Chimneys Rd) 2 min walk
Fishers Lane (opp, Ivy Chimneys Rd) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

High Street Surgery, Epping
301 High Street, Epping · 0.9 mi
The Limes Medical Centre
The Plain, Epping · 1.5 mi
Forest Practice
26 Pyrles Lane, Loughton · 2.7 mi
Abridge Surgery
The Surgery, 37 Ongar Road, Abridge, Romford · 2.9 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Tesco Epping Superstore · 0.6 mi
Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Epping SF · 0.9 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Epping 273 High Street · 0.9 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Theydon Bois Express · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.8 mi
Rosewood Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
Theydon Bois Pharmacy Limited · 1.3 mi

Dentists

High Street (dental Practice) · 0.6 mi
Hawthorn Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
Specialist Orthodontic Practice · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	4 of 10
Employment	4 of 10
Education and skills	5 of 10
Health and disability	8 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	8 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	46.7%	62.5%
Private rented	26.0%	20.3%
Social rented	26.9%	17.1%
Households	709

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	23.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,529

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	93%	80%
Gigabit-capable	93%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	84%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	99%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	89%	92%

Share of homes across Epping Forest with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Bell Common

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Who lives around Bell Common

Ethnic group

	Here	Epping Forest
White	88.2%	84.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	5%	7.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.9%	3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	2.5%	2.9%
Other ethnic group	0.5%	2.2%

Religion

	Here	Epping Forest
Christian	50.4%	49.4%
No religion	38.7%	33.3%
Not answered	5.3%	6%
Muslim	2.2%	3.5%
Hindu	1.4%	2.1%
Jewish	1.4%	3.2%
Sikh	0.3%	1.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%

Country of birth

	Here	Epping Forest
Born in the UK	86.7%	86.1%
Born outside the UK	13.3%	13.9%

Highest qualification

	Here	Epping Forest
Level 4 qualifications and above	34.8%	32.4%
No qualifications	20.9%	18.9%
Level 2 qualifications	14.8%	14.7%
Level 3 qualifications	14%	16%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.5%	10.4%
Apprenticeship	4%	5%
Other qualifications	3%	2.7%

General health

	Here	Epping Forest
Very good health	48.4%	51.8%
Good health	33%	32.9%
Fair health	13.1%	11.2%
Bad health	4.3%	3.1%
Very bad health	1.2%	1%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Epping Forest
1 car or van in household	50.1%	42.2%
2 cars or vans in household	22.2%	30.5%
No cars or vans in household	20.5%	14%
3 or more cars or vans in household	7.2%	13.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Epping Forest.

Planning and heritage near Bell Common

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Planning applications near Bell Common

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