CM16 6BD

North Weald Bassett · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Epping
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest
Postcode district
CM16
Postcode sector
CM16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM16 6LS 52 m
CM16 6FY 76 m
CM16 6LR 85 m
CM16 6FU 94 m
CM16 6FZ 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM16 6BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM16
Postcode sector
CM16 6
Latitude
51.721689
Longitude
0.127610
British National Grid easting
547,057
British National Grid northing
204,693

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Parish or community
E04004026
Westminster constituency
Epping Forest · E14001226
Output area
E00110548
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 005B · E01021761
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 005 · E02004531

Postcode source versions

Explore CM16

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Squirrels, 3, Smiths Court, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6BD 1 December 2017 £726,000
1, Smiths Court, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6BD 14 May 2014 £420,000
Hill House, 1, Smiths Court, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6BD 6 October 2008 £410,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km
  2. Epping Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km
  3. Open Box Education Centre

    Other independent school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
62
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Burglary 8
  • Public order 7
  • Anti social behaviour 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

7 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
CM16 6 residents
8,642

Age bands in CM16 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,487 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

858 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

2,026 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,383 residents

Age 65 and over
22.4%

1,945 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM16 6 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+
80%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
80%
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

5

within 5 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE PLAIN, EPPING, CM16 6TL

    ODS code F81043

    1.7 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY, EPPING

    301 HIGH STREET, EPPING, CM16 4DA

    ODS code F81072

    2.5 km

  • THE HAMILTON PRACTICE

    KEATS HOUSE, THE FAIRWAY, BUSHFAIR, HARLOW, CM18 6LY

    ODS code F81047

    4.0 km

  • THE ROSS PRACTICE

    KEATS HOUSE, BUSH FAIR, HARLOW, CM18 6LY

    ODS code F81106

    4.0 km

  • LISTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    LISTER HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE, ABERCROMBIE WAY, HARLOW, CM18 6YJ

    ODS code F81027

    4.5 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

  • Carpenters Arms

    BCT · Thornwood Common

    0.0 miles
  • Carpenters Arms

    BCT · Thornwood Common

    0.1 miles
  • Upland Road

    BCT · Thornwood

    0.3 miles
  • Upland Road

    BCT · Thornwood

    0.3 miles
  • Rye Hill Road

    BCT · Thornwood

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 005B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,630 of 33,755

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

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

62 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 21 events.

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