CM5 0PZ Epping Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rural East. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Millers Green Road, Epping Forest: 12 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Epping Forest in 2026-27: Band D £2,277 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,518 | £1,771 | £2,024 | £2,277 | £2,783 | £3,289 | £3,795 | £4,554 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (31% of about 1,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Epping Forest.
Listed buildings
- HYDES, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 12 addresses are between 52 m and 59 m above sea level (56 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ingatestone 779,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) |
| Chelmsford 7.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Sawbridgeworth 471,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km (7.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 16.2 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ongar Health Centre | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | High Street Dental Practice | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Chelmsford & Essex Hospital | 12 km (7.4 miles) |
| Police station | Hatfield Heath Police Station | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 770 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dukes Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 710 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dukes Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Parish Church of St Christopher Willingale Doe | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Church of St Andrew and All Saints, Willingale Spain | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Moated site immediately east of the Old Rectory | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Moated site 100m south west of Torrell's Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Shellow Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Birds Green | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Witney Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Stockfield Spring | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Bridge Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Bottom Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| Fishermans Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 12 |
1 of the postcode's 12 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Epping Forest: see them on the Epping Forest page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Millers Green Road.