CM17 0RE

Rural East · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Harlow
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Harlow
Postcode district
CM17
Postcode sector
CM17 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM17 0PY 110 m
CM17 0PX 191 m
CM17 0PU 248 m
CM17 0PT 332 m
CM17 0PZ 357 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM17 0RE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM17
Postcode sector
CM17 0
Latitude
51.774167
Longitude
0.220647
British National Grid easting
553,305
British National Grid northing
210,720

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Parish or community
E04012203
Westminster constituency
Harlow · E14001267
Output area
E00110721
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 003B · E01021796
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 003 · E02004529

Postcode source versions

Explore CM17

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Chalk Pitts Cottages, Matching Green, Harlow, CM17 0RE 12 June 2009 £250,000
Elm Cottage, High Laver Road, Matching Green, Harlow, CM17 0RE 22 May 2006 £745,000
3, Chalk Pitts Cottages, Matching Green, Harlow, CM17 0RE 29 January 1999 £115,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    496 m
  2. Moreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.7 km
  3. Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.8
CM17 0 residents
8,916

Age bands in CM17 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

1,588 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

874 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.6%

2,538 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

2,208 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

1,664 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM17 0 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+
100%
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

1

within 5 km

  • THE EDEN SURGERIES

    BROOMFIELDS, HATFIELD HEATH, BISHOPS STORTFORD, CM22 7EH

    ODS code F81004

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

Nearby transport

  • Colvers

    BCT · Matching Green

    0.1 miles
  • Colvers

    BCT · Matching Green

    0.1 miles
  • Chequers Road

    BCT · Matching Green

    0.2 miles
  • Chequers Road

    BCT · Matching Green

    0.3 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Matching Green

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 003B, 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

14,967 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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
1
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

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Matching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 496 m.

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

Recorded crime

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 7 events.

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