CM16 5HN

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 5BB 103 m
CM16 5HR 631 m
CM16 4DJ 908 m
EN9 3TF 1.0 km
CM16 5HT 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM16 5HN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2016
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM16
Postcode sector
CM16 5
Latitude
51.684257
Longitude
0.077057
British National Grid easting
543,684
British National Grid northing
200,430

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
27
Primary
17
Secondary
5
  1. Theydon Bois Primary School

    Academy converter

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

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km
  3. Ivy Chimneys Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
57
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Public order 10
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Burglary 5

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY, EPPING

    301 HIGH STREET, EPPING, CM16 4DA

    ODS code F81072

    3.1 km

  • FOREST PRACTICE

    26 PYRLES LANE, LOUGHTON, IG10 2NH

    ODS code F81152

    3.3 km

  • MAYNARD COURT SURGERY

    18 MAYNARD COURT, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3DU

    ODS code F81725

    3.9 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE PLAIN, EPPING, CM16 6TL

    ODS code F81043

    4.1 km

  • THE LOUGHTON SURGERY

    25 TRAPS HILL, LOUGHTON, IG10 1SZ

    ODS code F81136

    4.1 km

  • LOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE

    THE DRIVE, LOUGHTON, IG10 1HW

    ODS code F81048

    4.2 km

  • ABRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81184

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Ambresbury Banks

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.1 miles
  • Ambresbury Banks

    BCT · Waltham Abbey

    0.1 miles
  • Lodge Road

    BCT · Loughton

    0.5 miles
  • Park Cottages

    BCT · Epping

    0.5 miles
  • Lodge Road

    BCT · Loughton

    0.5 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Theydon Bois Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

57 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.75 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.