Epping Forest District

Epping Forest Epping Forest District
Non-metropolitan district
Epping Forest District Council headquarters on Epping High Street
Epping Forest District shown within Essex
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Essex
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Epping
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Epping Forest District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
• MPs	Eleanor Laing Alex Burghart Robert Halfon
Area
• Total	130.88 sq mi (338.99 km2)
• Rank	106th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	134,989
• Rank	174th (of 296)
• Density	1,000/sq mi (400/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 84.1% White 7.2% Asian 3.6% Mixed 2.9% Black 2.2% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 49.4% Christianity 33.3% no religion 13.8% other 3.5% Islam
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	22UH (ONS) E07000072 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TL455025

Epping Forest District is a local government district in Essex, England. It is named after the ancient woodland of Epping Forest, a large part of which lies within the district. The district covers northeastern parts of the urban area of London, including the suburban towns of Epping, Loughton, Waltham Abbey, Chigwell, and Buckhurst Hill, as well as rural areas beyond it. The district is situated in the west of the county, bordering north-eastern Greater London.

The administrative headquarters of Epping Forest District Council are in the town of Epping. Neighbouring districts are Brentwood, Broxbourne, Chelmsford, East Hertfordshire, Enfield, Harlow, Havering, Redbridge, Uttlesford and Waltham Forest. In 2021 it had a population of 134,909.