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CM16 postcode area · Epping Forest

The CM16 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Epping Forest. Area Scores range from 31 to 82 across them. Every full CM16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CM16 district contains both ends of the scale: Epping South at 82 out of 100 (#1,198 of 6,856 in England) against Waltham Abbey West & Outer at 32, a 51-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £420,000 in Waltham Abbey West & Outer to £795,000 in Theydon Bois & Abridge — a 1.9× gap within the CM16 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,608a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime73per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied74%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CM16 district

£552,500median home sold over the past year · +2.6% over 5 years · -6.4% over the year · 352 sales
Detached£900,000
Semi-detached£625,000
Terraced£525,000
Flat£340,000
Epping Forest£515,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Epping SouthEpping Forest 1,19882 £525,000
Theydon Bois & AbridgeEpping Forest 1,27381 £795,000
Epping NorthEpping Forest 1,77474 £550,000
North Weald, Matching & SheeringEpping Forest 2,08270 £462,500
Roydon, Lower Nazeing & Epping GreenEpping Forest 2,54163 £568,000
Fyfield, High Ongar & Stapleford AbbottsEpping Forest 3,83744 £772,500
Waltham Abbey West & OuterEpping Forest 4,69432 £420,000

People living in CM16 Census 2021

Residents51,351
Median age (est.)46
Density177per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above30%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 12%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 28%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 20% · Professional 19% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors20%
Professional19%
Associate professional15%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%
Sales & customer service5%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 35% · Jewish 2%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in CM16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CM16 district.

Epping Waltham Abbey

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CM16.

CM18 CM19 CM17 IG10 EN9 CM92 CM20 RM4

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.