CM16 5BB

Epping West & Rural · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest
Postcode district
CM16
Postcode sector
CM16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM16 5HR 706 m
CM16 4DJ 805 m
CM16 5HT 1.1 km
EN9 3TF 1.1 km
CM16 4EH 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM16 5BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM16
Postcode sector
CM16 5
Latitude
51.684857
Longitude
0.078199
British National Grid easting
543,761
British National Grid northing
200,499

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Parish or community
E04004016
Westminster constituency
Epping Forest · E14001226
Output area
E00110429
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 002A · E01021741
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 002 · E02004528

Postcode source versions

Explore CM16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
16
Secondary
5
  1. Theydon Bois Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  2. Epping St John's Church of England School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km
  3. Ivy Chimneys Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
52
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Public order 7
  • Burglary 6
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
CM16 5 residents
3,864

Age bands in CM16 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

731 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

357 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

978 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

986 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

755 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM16 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY, EPPING

    301 HIGH STREET, EPPING, CM16 4DA

    ODS code F81072

    3.0 km

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    3.4 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE PLAIN, EPPING, CM16 6TL

    ODS code F81043

    4.0 km

  • MAYNARD COURT SURGERY

    18 MAYNARD COURT, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3DU

    ODS code F81725

    4.0 km

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    4.2 km

  • LOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE DRIVE, LOUGHTON, IG10 1HW

    ODS code F81048

    4.3 km

  • ABRIDGE SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 37 ONGAR ROAD, ABRIDGE, ROMFORD, RM4 1UD

    ODS code F81184

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ambresbury Banks

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.1 miles
  • Ambresbury Banks

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.2 miles
  • Park Cottages

    BCT · Epping

    0.5 miles
  • Park Cottages

    BCT · Epping

    0.5 miles
  • Lodge Road

    BCT · Loughton

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 002A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,491 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 5 secondary schools. Theydon Bois Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

52 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.