Conservation areas in Epping Forest
Epping Forest District Council has 25 conservation areas in planning.data.gov.uk; 2,241 homes inside them have an energy certificate, and 27.5% of those are solid-wall homes without wall insulation. The largest by number of homes is Waltham Abbey (491). The council does not publish Article 4 areas on planning.data.gov.uk. EPC register November 2026.
| Conservation area | Homes with EPC | Solid walls, no insulation | Gas boiler | Heat pumps | Listed buildings | Article 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbess Roding | 9 | 44% | 0% | 1 | 8 | not published by council |
| Abridge | 79 | 14% | 87% | 0 | 9 | not published by council |
| Baldwins Hill, Loughton | 52 | 65% | 98% | 0 | 2 | not published by council |
| Bell Common, Epping | 86 | 52% | 86% | 0 | 8 | not published by council |
| Blake Hall, Bobbingworth | 3 | 67% | 0% | 0 | 15 | not published by council |
| Chigwell Village | 40 | 35% | 90% | 0 | 20 | not published by council |
| Chipping Ongar | 262 | 26% | 78% | 2 | 70 | not published by council |
| Coopersale Street | 12 | 33% | 100% | 0 | 6 | not published by council |
| Copped Hall | 20 | 50% | 5% | 0 | 11 | not published by council |
| Epping | 291 | 22% | 64% | 1 | 33 | not published by council |
| Great Stony School, Chipping Ongar | 46 | 17% | 80% | 0 | 0 | not published by council |
| High Ongar | 14 | 29% | 100% | 0 | 7 | not published by council |
| Hill Hall, Theydon Mount | 21 | 24% | 29% | 1 | 8 | not published by council |
| Lower Sheering | 168 | 12% | 18% | 0 | 4 | not published by council |
| Matching | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 5 | not published by council |
| Matching Green | 35 | 20% | 0% | 5 | 28 | not published by council |
| Matching Tye | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 6 | not published by council |
| Moreton | 6 | 17% | 0% | 0 | 11 | not published by council |
| Nazeing and South Roydon | 232 | 37% | 54% | 17 | 49 | not published by council |
| Royal Gunpowder Factory, Waltham Abbey | 96 | 7% | 80% | 0 | 21 | not published by council |
| Roydon Village | 88 | 32% | 97% | 0 | 29 | not published by council |
| Staples Road, Loughton | 15 | 73% | 100% | 0 | 0 | not published by council |
| Upshire | 74 | 43% | 76% | 4 | 15 | not published by council |
| Waltham Abbey | 491 | 20% | 54% | 0 | 49 | not published by council |
| York Hill, Loughton | 94 | 59% | 98% | 1 | 12 | not published by council |
Areas with at least 30 homes with an energy certificate have their own page. Areas drawn only as a point in planning.data.gov.uk have no boundary, so no homes are counted. England, all conservation areas: 48.7% solid walls without insulation, 66.4% gas boilers.
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