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CM21 9FQ

Rural East · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Rural East
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Harlow
Postcode district
CM21
Postcode sector
CM21 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM21 9FR 48 m
CM21 9RG 48 m
CM21 9RB 74 m
CM21 9FN 80 m
CM21 9RF 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM21 9FQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM21
Postcode sector
CM21 9
Latitude
51.813284
Longitude
0.159879
British National Grid easting
548,984
British National Grid northing
214,944

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

Explore CM21

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

    557 m

  2. Reedings Junior School

    Community school

    703 m

  3. Leventhorpe

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
527
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 236
  • Anti social behaviour 96
  • Vehicle crime 51
  • Public order 28
  • Other theft 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM21 9 residents
7,081

Age bands in CM21 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,163 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

653 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

1,795 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

1,878 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

1,350 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
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
0%
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

4

within 5 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

    BELL STREET, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, CM21 9AQ

    ODS code E82100

    839 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

    3.7 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

  • 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

    0.3 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 557 m.

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

Recorded crime

527 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 236 events.

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