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CM16 5HL

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 5HT 224 m
CM16 4DJ 235 m
CM16 4DH 328 m
CM16 4DL 441 m
CM16 4DQ 558 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM16 5HL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM16
Postcode sector
CM16 5
Latitude
51.690992
Longitude
0.087725
British National Grid easting
544,400
British National Grid northing
201,200

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
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
20
Primary
12
Secondary
3

  1. Epping St John's Church of England School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

  2. Ivy Chimneys Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  3. The Tower School

    Other independent special school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
437
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 199
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Public order 45
  • Shoplifting 38
  • Vehicle crime 35

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY, EPPING

    301 HIGH STREET, EPPING, CM16 4DA

    ODS code F81072

    2.1 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE PLAIN, EPPING, CM16 6TL

    ODS code F81043

    3.0 km

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    4.1 km

  • MAYNARD COURT SURGERY

    18 MAYNARD COURT, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3DU

    ODS code F81725

    4.7 km

  • ABRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81184

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Park Cottages

    BCT · Epping

    0.2 miles

  • Park Cottages

    BCT · Epping

    0.2 miles

  • Bell Common

    BCT · Epping

    0.4 miles

  • Bell Common

    BCT · Epping

    0.4 miles

  • Fishers Lane

    BCT · Ivy Chimneys

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Epping St John's Church of England School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

437 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 199 events.

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