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On Tovey Close, in Roydon, Lower Nazeing & Epping Green
What it's like at EN9 2LY: every home that has sold on Tovey Close since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Tovey Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 14 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Tovey CloseTerraced | Dec 2020 | £345,000 | 64 m² | £5,391/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Tovey CloseTerraced | Mar 2016 | £315,000 | 79 m² | £3,987/m² | 3 |
| 4, Tovey CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2005 | £189,950 | – | – | 3 |
| 5, Tovey CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2019 | £290,000 | 72 m² | £4,028/m² | 2 |
| 7, Tovey CloseTerraced | Jul 2016 | £333,000 | 65 m² | £5,123/m² | 1 |
| 8, Tovey CloseTerraced | Nov 2000 | £115,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 9, Tovey CloseSemi-detached | Oct 1999 | £92,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 10, Tovey CloseTerraced | Apr 1998 | £75,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Tovey CloseTerraced | Jan 2024 | £375,000 | 64 m² | £5,859/m² | 8 |
| 12, Tovey CloseSemi-detached | Feb 2007 | £198,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 13, Tovey CloseTerraced | Nov 2024 | £360,000 | 74 m² | £4,865/m² | 3 |
| 15, Tovey CloseTerraced | May 2013 | £212,000 | 64 m² | £3,313/m² | 2 |
| 17, Tovey CloseTerraced | May 2012 | £210,000 | 123 m² | £1,707/m² | 5 |
| 19, Tovey CloseTerraced | Jan 2002 | £135,000 | – | – | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Broxbourne, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km), with 1.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Liverpool Street.
The nearest bus stop is Hoe Lane, 150 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 15, 15A, 32, 32A); 2 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 28 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Nazeing Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Broxbourne School, 3.1 km away; Attainment 8: 55.4 · 20% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Latymer School (14.8 km) and Woodford County High School (14.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Dolce Delia, 2.6 km away, with Simmons Bakery closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Nazeing Valley Health Centre (1.1 km), with Elgon Chemists the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Caruso is 2.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Princess Alexandra Hospital, 5.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 71% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Louie's Sandwich Bar is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and The Crooked Billet the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 140 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 46% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 20% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 143 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Broxbourne Recreation Ground, 2.6 km away; for exercise, HRC Sports Centre (3.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Stansted is 21 km away.
13 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Barn at Mansion House Farm | II | 60 m |
| Brook House | II | 140 m |
| Burnt Hall | II | 170 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Harlow constituency: Chris Vince MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 2,504 (5.8%), turnout 58%. Vote shares: Labour 38%, Conservative 32%, Reform UK 22%, Green Party 5%.
7 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near EN9 2LY →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
On this street: 0 of 8 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 86.7% | 87.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 7.5% | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.6% | 7.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Leigh Bell Wharf · about 51 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 14 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.