CM16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Epping, Theydon Bois and Ivy Chimneys, in Epping Forest.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CM16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in CM16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How CM16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CM16 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CM16 at a rate of 72.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.3 per 1,000 people across the CM postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 154 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CM16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (634), other crime (314) and vehicle crime (185).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CM16 was 68.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CM16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CM16 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CM16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epping Forest 001C | 1,353 | 69.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.3% |
| Epping Forest 001D | 1,548 | 32.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.2% |
| Epping Forest 001E | 1,857 | 78.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 78.3% |
| Epping Forest 002A | 2,294 | 71.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.4% |
| Epping Forest 005A | 1,530 | 40.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.0% |
| Epping Forest 005B | 2,090 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.3% |
| Epping Forest 005C | 1,500 | 181.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.0% |
| Epping Forest 005D | 2,042 | 58.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.8% |
| Epping Forest 006A | 1,582 | 40.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.9% |
| Epping Forest 006B | 1,715 | 145.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 83.9% |
| Epping Forest 006C | 1,529 | 97.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 70.8% |
| Epping Forest 006D | 1,589 | 27.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.6% |
| Epping Forest 010B | 1,324 | 54.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.0% |
| Epping Forest 010C | 1,483 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 83.5% |
| Epping Forest 010D | 1,379 | 39.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
MPs for CM16
- Dr Neil HudsonConservativeMP for Epping Forest82% of CM16’s postcodes
- Alex BurghartConservativeMP for Brentwood and Ongar18% of CM16’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CM164
Postcode sectors in CM165
Council1
Towns in CM161
Postcode districts next to CM167
Nearest rail stations2
More in the CM postcode area2
CM16 in brief
CM16 is a postcode district covering Epping, Theydon Bois and Ivy Chimneys, in Epping Forest.
About 24,077 people lived in CM16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £573,913 in 2025 across 386 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 72.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CM16 was £573,913 in 2025.
CM16 had 23,837 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in CM16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CM16, 87.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.