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CM22 7LU

Rural East · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bishop's Stortford
Ward
Rural East
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Harlow
Postcode district
CM22
Postcode sector
CM22 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM22 7LT 62 m
CM22 7LS 96 m
CM22 7LH 144 m
CM22 7LW 183 m
CM22 7LR 193 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM22 7LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM22
Postcode sector
CM22 7
Latitude
51.804330
Longitude
0.186983
British National Grid easting
550,882
British National Grid northing
214,004

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
E00110578
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 001A · E01021768
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 001 · E02004527

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LU 24 February 2026 £22,725
5, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LU 30 August 2024 £360,000
5a, The Street, Sheering, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7LU 18 December 2009 £307,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    150 m

  2. Hatfield Heath Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  3. Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
41
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Burglary 6
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Public order 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

8 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.1
CM22 7 residents
6,781

Age bands in CM22 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,144 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

713 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.5%

1,299 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

2,049 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

1,452 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM22 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • THE EDEN SURGERIES

    BROOMFIELDS, HATFIELD HEATH, BISHOPS STORTFORD, CM22 7EH

    ODS code F81004

    1.8 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

    BELL STREET, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, CM21 9AQ

    ODS code E82100

    2.9 km

  • GARDENS AND JACOBS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code Y01924

    3.9 km

  • OLD HARLOW HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81056

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Cock

    BCT · Sheering

    0.0 miles

  • The Cock

    BCT · Sheering

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Sheering

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Sheering

    0.1 miles

  • The Crown

    BCT · Sheering

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 001A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,523 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £191,362 from 2 recorded sales in CM22 7LU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Epping Forest is £536,765 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Sheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 150 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

41 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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