CM16 6SQ postcode in Epping, Essex

CM16 6SQ is a postcode in Epping, in the Epping East ward of Epping Forest. It is in the Epping Forest parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CM16 6SQ can get it Across Epping Forest: 88% Typical price £480,000 Homes sold in CM16 6, last 12 months. ▼ 8.6% on the year before Nearest station Harlow Town 8.6 km in a straight line

Where CM16 6SQ is, and what is near it

Map of CM16 6SQ and what is near it Map of CM16 6SQ: its centre point, with the 220 other postcodes in the CM16 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CM16 6AF: also in CM16 6CM16 6FA: also in CM16 6CM16 6FD: also in CM16 6CM16 6FE: also in CM16 6CM16 6FF: also in CM16 6CM16 6FG: also in CM16 6CM16 6FH: also in CM16 6CM16 6HL: also in CM16 6CM16 6LA: also in CM16 6CM16 6LB: also in CM16 6CM16 6LD: also in CM16 6CM16 6LE: also in CM16 6CM16 6LG: also in CM16 6CM16 6LJ: also in CM16 6CM16 6LQ: also in CM16 6CM16 6RA: also in CM16 6CM16 6RB: also in CM16 6CM16 6RD: also in CM16 6CM16 6RE: also in CM16 6CM16 6RF: also in CM16 6CM16 6RH: also in CM16 6CM16 6RJ: also in CM16 6CM16 6RL: also in CM16 6CM16 6RP: also in CM16 6CM16 6RR: also in CM16 6CM16 6RS: also in CM16 6CM16 6SA: also in CM16 6CM16 6SB: also in CM16 6CM16 6SD: also in CM16 6CM16 6SE: also in CM16 6CM16 6SF: also in CM16 6CM16 6SG: also in CM16 6CM16 6SH: also in CM16 6CM16 6SJ: also in CM16 6CM16 6SL: also in CM16 6CM16 6SN: also in CM16 6CM16 6SP: also in CM16 6CM16 6SR: also in CM16 6CM16 6SS: also in CM16 6CM16 6ST: also in CM16 6CM16 6SU: also in CM16 6CM16 6SX: also in CM16 6CM16 6SY: also in CM16 6CM16 6SZ: also in CM16 6CM16 6TA: also in CM16 6CM16 6TB: also in CM16 6CM16 6TD: also in CM16 6CM16 6TH: also in CM16 6CM16 6TJ: also in CM16 6CM16 6TL: also in CM16 6CM16 6TN: also in CM16 6CM16 6TP: also in CM16 6CM16 6TS: also in CM16 6CM16 6TT: also in CM16 6CM16 6TU: also in CM16 6CM16 6TW: also in CM16 6CM16 6TY: also in CM16 6 The Hamilton Practice 5.8 kmEpping CM16 6SQ Map of CM16 6SQ and what is near it Map of CM16 6SQ: its centre point, with the 220 other postcodes in the CM16 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. The Hamilton Practice 5.8 kmEpping CM16 6SQ
  • CM16 6SQ
  • Other postcodes in CM16 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7049, longitude 0.1192)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CM16 6SQ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CM16 6SQ?

Every home and business at CM16 6SQ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CM16 6SQ 100% Epping Forest 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CM16 6SQ 100% Epping Forest 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CM16 6SQ?

BinDayBuddy does not read Epping Forest District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Epping Forest District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CM16 6SQ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CM16 6SQ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Epping Forest

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CM16 6SQ: 4,283 properties in Epping Forest are at high risk (5.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Epping Forest

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CM16 6SQ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CM16 6SQ?

Homes in CM16 6 sold for a typical £480,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 105 sales, down 8.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£480,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£525,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £808,750 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £514,000 40 sales
  • Terraced £410,000 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £330,000 17 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CM16 district: a typical £542,500 from 256 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CM16 6SQ

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CM16 6SQ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 2 April 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CM16 6SQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around CM16 6SQ. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (21%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CM16 6SQ

Band D in Epping Forest for 2026‑27: £2,277. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,518 (band A) to £4,554 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,783.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,518
Band Babout 70 (8%)£1,771
Band Cabout 120 (14%)£2,024
Band Dabout 180 (21%)£2,277
Band Eabout 200 (23%)£2,783
Band Fabout 140 (16%)£3,289
Band Gabout 110 (13%)£3,795
Band Habout 20 (2%)£4,554

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 18% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Epping Forest before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CM16 6SQ is in (ONS area E01021761), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CM16 6SQ?

The nearest open schools to CM16 6SQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM16 6SQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CM16 6SQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM16 6SQ is Harlow Town Rail Station, 8.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Harlow Town Rail Station Railway station 8.6 kmDrive
  • Harlow Mill Rail Station Railway station 9.6 kmDrive
  • Epping Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 1.3 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Maltings Lane, 78 m away.

More stations near CM16 6SQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CM16 6SQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM16 6SQ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CM16 6SQ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CM16 6SQ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CM16 6SQ?

The nearest to the centre of CM16 6SQ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CM16 6SQ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CM16 6SQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM16 6SQ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CM16 6SQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM16 6SQ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CM16 6SQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM16 6SQ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CM16 6SQ in a conservation area?

The centre of CM16 6SQ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CM16 6SQ?

Police.uk records 78 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM16 6SQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences31 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports
Public order6 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Burglary3 reports

Also: shoplifting 3, other theft 3, theft from the person 1, drugs 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CM16 6SQ

Ward
Epping East
Parish
Epping
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Epping
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CM16 6SJ50 mCM16 6SU70 mCM16 6SP90 mCM16 6SA90 mCM16 6SF90 mCM16 6SL100 m
All of CM16

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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