Loughton Area Guide

There are many large supermarkets, Marks and Spencer (adjacent to our offices), Sainsburys, Morrisons, and Lidl. When it comes to Restaurants, Loughton High Road caters for the masses, with restaurants serving Turkish, Italian, Greek, and English favourites like Fish and Chips and Pie and Mash. Tom, Dick, and Harrys is a lovely restaurant, frequented by residents and famous faces, which serves a range of different cuisines, also being the stomping ground to ‘Gods Own Pizza’. There is an impressive range of retailers on Loughton High Road, including charity shops, fashion boutiques, and beauty bars. Loughton is home to the East 15 Acting School. East 15 grew from the work of Joan Littlewoods, famed Theatre Workshop in Stratford. As of 2020, Essex University, where East 15 is located, has been ranked No. 1 UK university for studying drama and dance in the Guardian’s University Guide. Loughton also has its own music academy the ‘Loughton Music Academy’ founded in 2001 to cope with the growing demand for music in the area. Performances are with full orchestral participation. The ‘Community Music Initiative’ or CMI is a charitable project led by the LMA which provides music lessons for schools in the area who do not benefit from musical facilities.