Bury Lane Epping Forest
48 addresses across 7 postcodes (CM16), about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 13800200.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £1,675,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2, E: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Epping Forest costs £2,277 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 13% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cheshunt, about 8.2 km (5.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 750 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 61 to 110 m above sea level.
- Noise: 27 of its 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is High Street Surgery, Epping, about 1.4 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 1,310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £1,675,000 | £1,675,000 | £1,675,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £1,310,000 | £1,310,000 | £1,310,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £1,075,000 | £1,075,000 | £1,075,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £575,000 | £575,000 | £575,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £738,000 | £580,000 | £896,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £445,000 | £445,000 | £445,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £650,000 | £650,000 | £650,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2023 | BROADOAKS CM16 5HF | Detached | £1,675,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2019 | TIMBERS CM16 5HF | Detached | £1,310,000 | |
| 29 Jan 2016 | BROADOAKS CM16 5HF | Detached | £1,075,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2015 | WAYSIDE COTTAGE CM16 5HF | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2006 | CREEDS FARM CM16 5HE | Detached | £580,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2006 | TUDORS CM16 5HF | Detached | £896,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2002 | CREEDS FARM CM16 5HE | Detached | £445,000 | |
| 18 May 2001 | TIMBERS CM16 5JA | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 4 Jun 1999 | TIMBERS CM16 5JA | Detached | £425,000 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 109 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, mid-terrace (2); House, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (3); 2003-2006 (2); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (28% of about 2,500 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bell Common, Epping, Copped Hall (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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
- APPLE TREE COTTAGE HIGHFIELD COTTAGE, grade II
- BARN ABOUT 20 YARDS TO NORTH OF FARMHOUSE AT BURY FARM, grade II
- CREEDS FARMHOUSE, grade II
- FARMHOUSE AT BURY FARM, grade II
- THE THATCHED COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CM16 5JA | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CM16 5HE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CM16 5HD | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CM16 5HF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CM16 5HT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CM16 5JB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CM16 6PL | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 48 addresses are between 61 m and 110 m above sea level (89 m on average); the ground rises about 49 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM16 5HD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CM16 5HE | 100% | 13% | 13% | 0% |
| CM16 5HF | 100% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| CM16 5HT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CM16 5JA | 90% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| CM16 5JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CM16 6PL | 82% | 82% | 82% | 9% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cheshunt 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Harlow Town 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Broxbourne 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Epping Underground Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Epping Underground Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Drop Off Point Waltham Abbey | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 22.2 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest High Street Surgery, Epping | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crofts Dental Practice | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | St Margarets Hospital | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Harlow Police Station | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Shell Halfmoon Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Copped Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Copped Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Coopersale House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Jenkin's Plantation | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Pond Field Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Griffin's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Wintry Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Piercing Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 48 |
27 of the street's 48 addresses are 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epping Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Epping St John's Church of England School | Secondary | 11–18 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Ivy Chimneys Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (essex).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CM16 5JA: 21 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- CM16 5HE: 14 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- CM16 5HD: 5 addresses of 34 in the postcode
- CM16 5HF: 5 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- CM16 5HT: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
- CM16 5JB: 1 address
- CM16 6PL: 1 address of 44 in the postcode
All the streets in CM16 and across Epping Forest.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.