CM16 7LU postcode in Theydon Bois, Essex

CM16 7LU is a postcode in Theydon Bois, in the Theydon Bois with Passingford 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 can get it. Epping Forest: 88% Typical price £680,500 Homes sold in CM16 7, last 12 months. ▼ 10.5% on the year before Nearest station Chingford 7.2 km in a straight line

Where CM16 7LU is, and what is near it

Map of CM16 7LU and what is near it Map of CM16 7LU: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the CM16 7 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 and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CM16 7DH: also in CM16 7CM16 7DJ: also in CM16 7CM16 7DL: also in CM16 7CM16 7DN: also in CM16 7CM16 7DP: also in CM16 7CM16 7DR: also in CM16 7CM16 7DS: also in CM16 7CM16 7DT: also in CM16 7CM16 7DU: also in CM16 7CM16 7DW: also in CM16 7CM16 7EF: also in CM16 7CM16 7EJ: also in CM16 7CM16 7EP: also in CM16 7CM16 7ER: also in CM16 7CM16 7ES: also in CM16 7CM16 7ET: also in CM16 7CM16 7EX: also in CM16 7CM16 7EY: also in CM16 7CM16 7EZ: also in CM16 7CM16 7HA: also in CM16 7CM16 7HB: also in CM16 7CM16 7HD: also in CM16 7CM16 7HJ: also in CM16 7CM16 7HP: also in CM16 7CM16 7HR: also in CM16 7CM16 7HS: also in CM16 7CM16 7JA: also in CM16 7CM16 7JB: also in CM16 7CM16 7JD: also in CM16 7CM16 7JH: also in CM16 7CM16 7JJ: also in CM16 7CM16 7JN: also in CM16 7CM16 7JR: also in CM16 7CM16 7JS: also in CM16 7CM16 7JT: also in CM16 7CM16 7JU: also in CM16 7CM16 7JX: also in CM16 7CM16 7JY: also in CM16 7CM16 7JZ: also in CM16 7CM16 7LA: also in CM16 7CM16 7LB: also in CM16 7CM16 7LD: also in CM16 7CM16 7LH: also in CM16 7CM16 7LN: also in CM16 7CM16 7LP: also in CM16 7CM16 7LR: also in CM16 7CM16 7LS: also in CM16 7CM16 7LT: also in CM16 7CM16 7LW: also in CM16 7CM16 7LX: also in CM16 7CM16 7LY: also in CM16 7CM16 7LZ: also in CM16 7CM16 7NA: also in CM16 7CM16 7NB: also in CM16 7CM16 7ND: also in CM16 7CM16 7NE: also in CM16 7CM16 7NF: also in CM16 7CM16 7NL: also in CM16 7CM16 7NN: also in CM16 7CM16 7RZ: also in CM16 7 School 1.2 kmSchool 1.6 kmAbridge Surgery 2.5 kmChingford station 7.2 kmEnfield Lock station 8.7 kmTheydon Bois CM16 7LU Map of CM16 7LU and what is near it Map of CM16 7LU: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the CM16 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 3 places, 1.1–7.2 kmSchool 1.6 kmForest Practice 2.1 kmTheydon Bois CM16 7LU
  • CM16 7LU
  • Other postcodes in CM16 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6681, longitude 0.0969)

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 7LU?

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 7LU?

Every home and business at CM16 7LU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Epping Forest: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Epping Forest: 97%

The line marks the figure across Epping Forest.

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 7LU?

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 7LU 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 7LU.

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 7LU: 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 7LU 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 7LU?

Homes in CM16 7 sold for a typical £680,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 72 sales, down 10.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£680,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£760,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 10.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £900,000 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £730,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £545,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £355,000 11 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 7LU

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in CM16 7LU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 2 March 2026. The middle sale was £1,460,000, from £730,000 to £1,585,000. Across CM16 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £680,500. 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 7LU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around CM16 7LU. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (45%). 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 7LU

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 £1,771 (band B) to £4,554 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,277.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,518
Band Babout 40 (7%)£1,771
Band Cabout 30 (5%)£2,024
Band Dabout 160 (28%)£2,277
Band Eabout 100 (17%)£2,783
Band Fabout 120 (21%)£3,289
Band Gabout 120 (21%)£3,795
Band Habout 10 (2%)£4,554

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 20% 1919 to 1939
  4. 45% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 7LU is in (ONS area E01021803), 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 7LU?

The nearest open schools to CM16 7LU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM16 7LU, 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 7LU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM16 7LU is Chingford Rail Station, 7.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Chingford Rail Station Railway station 7.2 kmDrive
  • Enfield Lock Rail Station Railway station 8.7 kmDrive
  • Theydon Bois Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 550 mWalk

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CM16 7LU, 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 7LU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM16 7LU, 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 7LU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CM16 7LU 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 7LU?

The nearest to the centre of CM16 7LU, 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 7LU?

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 7LU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM16 7LU, 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 7LU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM16 7LU, 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 7LU?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM16 7LU 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 7LU in a conservation area?

The centre of CM16 7LU 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 7LU?

Police.uk records 19 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM16 7LU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Drugs2 reports
Other crime2 reports

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 7LU

Ward
Theydon Bois with Passingford
Parish
Theydon Bois
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Theydon Bois
Rural or urban
Larger rural, 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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CM16 7LT60 mCM16 7JT90 mCM16 7LX100 mCM16 7JR130 mCM16 7LW140 mCM16 7JS160 m
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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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