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Buttercross Lane, Epping

MyStreetCheck free street report: Buttercross Lane, Epping · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/epping-essex/buttercross-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CM16 5AA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£573,091
11 sales
Price range
£235k – £900k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Dec 2024
CM16 5AA

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At a glance

House prices£573k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkEpping Underground Station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband43% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold57% freeholdAcross 14 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

11 property sales on Buttercross Lane, Epping have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 20 Dec 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £706,500. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 45% terraced, 36% flat, 18% detached. Recorded sale prices on Buttercross Lane range from £235,000 to £900,000. 57% of homes sold here were freehold and 43% leasehold.

House prices on Buttercross Lane compared

CM16 postcode area£617,996
Epping£617,996
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £710,000 (1 sales)2016£710k2017: £235,000 (1 sales)2017£235k2018: £900,000 (1 sales)2018£900k2019: £747,500 (1 sales)2019£748k2020: £846,500 (1 sales)2020£847k2022: £245,000 (1 sales)2022£245k2023: £680,000 (1 sales)2023£680k2024: £485,000 (4 sales)2024£485k

Tenure: 57% freehold and 43% leasehold across 14 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced5£706,50015 Mar 2024
Flat4£256,25020 Dec 2024
Detached2£873,2502 Mar 2020

Sold prices on Buttercross Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 3, The Saddlery, 1B, Buttercross Lane CM16 5AA 20 Dec 2024£250,000 FlatLeasehold
1E, Buttercross Lane CM16 5AA 15 Mar 2024£700,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, Doubleday House, Buttercross Lane CM16 5AA 8 Mar 2024£295,000 FlatLeasehold
1C, Buttercross Lane CM16 5AA 26 Jan 2024£695,000 TerracedFreehold
1D, Buttercross Lane CM16 5AA 20 Nov 2023£680,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, Doubleday House, Buttercross Lane CM16 5AA 9 May 2022£245,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Buttercross Lane CM16 5AA 2 Mar 2020£846,500 DetachedFreehold
5, Buttercross Lane CM16 5AA 22 May 2019£747,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, The Saddlery, 1B, Buttercross Lane CM16 5AA 18 Jan 2019£211,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Buttercross Lane CM16 5AA 27 Nov 2018£900,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Buttercross Lane CM16 5AA 11 May 2018£912,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, The Saddlery, 1B, Buttercross Lane CM16 5AA 27 Mar 2017£235,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, The Saddlery, 1B, Buttercross Lane CM16 5AA 13 Mar 2017£320,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Buttercross Lane CM16 5AA 14 Jan 2016£710,000 TerracedFreehold

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

AddressSalesChange
Flat 3, The Saddlery, 1B, Buttercross Lane £235,000 (Mar 2017) → £250,000 (Dec 2024) +6%
over 8 yrs
5, Buttercross Lane £710,000 (Jan 2016) → £747,500 (May 2019) +5%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Buttercross Lane

Crime

85 crimes were reported within about a mile of Buttercross Lane in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences33
Anti-social behaviour14
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson8
Public order8
Burglary4

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Buttercross Lane is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • Lower Lee tributaries Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Buttercross Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Open Box Education Centre 16 pupils Other independent school 14–17 Report 0.2 mi
Epping Primary School 418 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
The Tower School 60 pupils Other independent special school 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Epping St John's Church of England School 1,036 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
Ivy Chimneys Primary School 338 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 208 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.1 mi
Coopersale Hall School 302 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 1.2 mi
Theydon Bois Primary School 319 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 2.0 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 6.4 mi · 2 hr 8 min walk
  • Rye House station 6.6 mi · 2 hr 12 min walk
  • Epping Underground Station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Epping Underground Station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Council Offices (o/s, High St) 1 min walk
  • Council Offices (opp, High St) 1 min walk
  • Church (opp, High St) 3 min walk
  • Church (o/s, High St) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • High Street Surgery, Epping
    301 High Street, Epping · 0.1 mi
  • The Limes Medical Centre
    The Plain, Epping · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Epping 273 High Street · 0.0 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Epping SF · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Epping Superstore · 0.3 mi
  • Spar PFS EG - OTM - Epping · 1.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rosewood Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Boots · 0.1 mi
  • Well · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Hawthorn Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Specialist Orthodontic Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Hawthorn Dental Practice · 0.2 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned55.4%62.5%
Private rented13.6%20.3%
Social rented31.0%17.1%
Households646

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.1%64.1%
Aged 65+21.4%18.6%
Residents1,500

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)43%80%
Gigabit-capable43%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks84%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks89%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.

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Who lives around Buttercross Lane

Ethnic group

HereEpping Forest
White88.3%84.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%7.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.1%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.5%2.2%

Religion

HereEpping Forest
Christian50.3%49.4%
No religion37.2%33.3%
Not answered6.5%6%
Muslim1.9%3.5%
Jewish1.5%3.2%
Buddhist1%–
Hindu0.7%2.1%
Other religion0.7%0.6%

Country of birth

HereEpping Forest
Born in the UK87.6%86.1%
Born outside the UK12.4%13.9%

Highest qualification

HereEpping Forest
Level 4 qualifications and above33.9%32.4%
No qualifications21.4%18.9%
Level 3 qualifications14.8%16%
Level 2 qualifications12.2%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%10.4%
Apprenticeship4.5%5%
Other qualifications2.8%2.7%

General health

HereEpping Forest
Very good health49.7%51.8%
Good health33.3%32.9%
Fair health12.6%11.2%
Bad health3.4%3.1%
Very bad health0.9%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereEpping Forest
1 car or van in household44.7%42.2%
No cars or vans in household25%14%
2 cars or vans in household21.5%30.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%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.

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