CM16 postcode area guide — Epping Forest
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CM16 postcode district in Epping Forest — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CM16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.9%
Gigabit-capable
79.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CM16 postcode district (Epping Forest) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 615 postcodes Ofcom measures in CM16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.9%.
Around 0% of premises in CM16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CM16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CM16 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| CM16 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| CM16 4AE | 96.8% | 90.3% |
| CM16 4AF | 100% | 93.8% |
| CM16 4AG | 100% | 75% |
| CM16 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| CM16 4AP | 100% | 100% |
| CM16 4AQ | 100% | 100% |
| CM16 4AR | 100% | 100% |
| CM16 4AU | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Epping Forest
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Epping Forest district (63,080 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
87.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.4%
5G outdoors — all networks
75.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
91.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CM16
Police recorded 86 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CM16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 35 | 40.7% |
| Shoplifting | 11 | 12.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 | 11.6% |
| Public order | 9 | 10.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 8.1% |
| Other theft | 5 | 5.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 3.5% |
| Drugs | 3 | 3.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CM16
Based on 245 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CM16 is £572,000, down 3.1% on the previous year (£590,000).
Detached
£855,000
62 sales
Semi-detached
£650,000
72 sales
Terraced
£495,000
61 sales
Flat / maisonette
£335,000
41 sales
Latest recorded sales in CM16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | £717,500 | Detached | Sunnyside Road | CM16 4JW |
| 13 May 2026 | £507,500 | Terraced | Charles Street | CM16 7AU |
| 11 May 2026 | £625,000 | Terraced | Ivy Chimneys | CM16 4FL |
| 5 May 2026 | £515,000 | Terraced | Coronation Hill | CM16 5DT |
| 1 May 2026 | £465,000 | Terraced | Thornhill | CM16 6DP |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £540,000 | Semi-detached | Bridge Hill | CM16 4ER |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Abridge Road | CM16 7NN |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £835,000 | Detached | James Street | CM16 6RR |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £512,250 | Terraced | Charles Street | CM16 7AU |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £335,000 | Flat | Palmers Hill | CM16 6SD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Epping Forest demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Epping Forest district (134,979 residents, 54,559 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.6% |
| 15–29 | 21.3% |
| 30–44 | 20% |
| 45–64 | 20.7% |
| 65+ | 19.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 69.6% |
| Private rented | 15.1% |
| Social rented | 3.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CM16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epping St John's Church of England School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,036 | CM16 5JB |
| Epping Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 418 | CM16 5DU |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 356 | CM16 6EH |
| Ivy Chimneys Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 338 | CM16 4EP |
| Theydon Bois Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 319 | CM16 7DH |
| Coopersale Hall School | Not applicable | 2–16 | 302 | CM16 7PE |
| Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 208 | CM16 7QX |
| Epping Upland CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 199 | CM16 6QJ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CM16
190 rated food businesses operate in CM16. 134 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Allnutts Stores, AMG North Weald Ltd, Amy Louise, Angus House Catering Co, Ashlar house.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CM16
From a sample of 205 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 CM16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
26%
Band C
22%
Band D
31%
Band E
13%
Band F
4%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Epping Forest
Landlines around CM16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.