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CM21 1AF

Rural East · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rural East
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Harlow
Postcode district
CM21
Postcode sector
CM21 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM21 1BB 13 m
CM21 1BS 13 m
CM21 1BT 13 m
CM21 1BY 13 m
CM21 1DB 13 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM21 1AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2009
Terminated
1 May 2010
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM21
Postcode sector
CM21 1
Latitude
51.812473
Longitude
0.159507
British National Grid easting
548,961
British National Grid northing
214,853

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Electoral ward
Rural East · E05015737
Parish or community
E04004029
Westminster constituency
Harlow · E14001267
Output area
E00170079
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 001B · E01021795
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 001 · E02004527

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School

    Community school

    550 m

  2. Reedings Junior School

    Community school

    744 m

  3. Mandeville Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
534
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 242
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Vehicle crime 51
  • Public order 29
  • Other theft 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM21 1 residents
1

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

4

within 5 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

    BELL STREET, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, CM21 9AQ

    ODS code E82100

    809 m

  • GARDENS AND JACOBS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    JACOBS & GARDENS NEUROLOGICAL CTRS, HIGH WYCH ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, CM21 0HH

    ODS code Y01924

    2.1 km

  • THE EDEN SURGERIES

    BROOMFIELDS, HATFIELD HEATH, BISHOPS STORTFORD, CM22 7EH

    ODS code F81004

    3.2 km

  • OLD HARLOW HEALTH CENTRE

    JENNER HSE, GARDEN TCE RD, HARLOW, CM17 0AX

    ODS code F81056

    3.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sawbridgeworth Railway Station

    BCT · Sawbridgeworth

    0.1 miles

  • Sawbridgeworth Rail Station

    RSE · Sawbridgeworth

    0.1 miles

  • Sawbridgeworth Rail Station

    RLY · Sawbridgeworth

    0.1 miles

  • Sawbridgeworth Railway Station

    BCT · Sawbridgeworth

    0.1 miles

  • Four Acres

    BCT · Lower Sheering

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 001B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,275 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School is the nearest published school at 550 m.

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

Recorded crime

534 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 242 events.

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