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CM16 5BQ

Epping West & Rural · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Epping West & Rural
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest
Postcode district
CM16
Postcode sector
CM16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM16 5BG 47 m
CM16 5EG 55 m
CM16 5DQ 115 m
CM16 5DN 120 m
CM16 5DZ 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM16 5BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM16
Postcode sector
CM16 5
Latitude
51.700432
Longitude
0.109520
British National Grid easting
545,876
British National Grid northing
202,293

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Electoral ward
Epping West & Rural · E05015728
Parish or community
E04004015
Westminster constituency
Epping Forest · E14001226
Output area
E00110543
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 005D · E01021763
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 005 · E02004531

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
6
Secondary
2

  1. Open Box Education Centre

    Other independent school

    144 m

  2. Epping Primary School

    Community school

    363 m

  3. The Tower School

    Other independent special school

    536 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,073
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 419
  • Vehicle crime 99
  • Public order 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 94
  • Shoplifting 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY, EPPING

    301 HIGH STREET, EPPING, CM16 4DA

    ODS code F81072

    272 m

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE PLAIN, EPPING, CM16 6TL

    ODS code F81043

    1.2 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Church

    BCT · Epping

    0.1 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Epping

    0.1 miles

  • Council Offices

    BCT · Epping

    0.2 miles

  • Council Offices

    BCT · Epping

    0.2 miles

  • Nicholl Road

    BCT · Epping

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 005D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,689 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Open Box Education Centre is the nearest published school at 144 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,073 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 419 events.

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