Cottis Lane Epping
9 addresses across 3 postcodes (CM16), about 150 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 13800347.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 D; Band D in Epping Forest costs £2,277 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 2% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Harlow Town, about 9.1 km (5.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 680 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 104 to 107 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is High Street Surgery, Epping, about 210 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 57% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 268 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band D (51% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Epping (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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: no.
Listed buildings
- 221 AND 223, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 225, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 227, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 229-233, HIGH STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Cottis Lane Epping CM16 4BL, not permissioned (100 m)
- Cottis Lane Epping CM16 4BL: up to 47 homes, not permissioned (100 m)
- Epping Library St Johns Road Epping CM16 5DN, not permissioned (100 m)
- Epping Library St Johns Road Epping CM16 5DN: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (100 m)
- Car Park Bakers Lane Epping CM16 5, not permissioned (150 m)
- Car Park Bakers Lane Epping CM16 5: up to 31 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- 287-291 High Street Epping CM16 4DA, not permissioned (200 m)
- Land at St John Road Epping CM16 5DU, not permissioned (210 m)
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 30 September 2026
- 18 August 2026 to 27 August 2026: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, Remedial works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (standard works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 104 m and 107 m above sea level (107 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM16 4BL | 93% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| CM16 5BG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CM16 5DQ | 100% | 2% | 2% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Harlow Town 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Cheshunt 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Waltham Cross 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Epping Underground Station | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Epping Underground Station | 680 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Epping | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Drop Off Point Waltham Abbey | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 21.9 km (14 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 22.3 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest High Street Surgery, Epping | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 30 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crofts Dental Practice | 100 m |
| Hospital | St Margarets Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Loughton Police Station | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shell Halfmoon Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,580 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m south. 44 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south |
| Epping Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Coopersale House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Purlieu Bank, Epping | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Epping Plain | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Wintry Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Bell Common | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| The Lower Forest | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Piercing Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 9 |
2 of the street's 9 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 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Epping St John's Church of England School | Secondary | 11–18 | 900 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 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Coriander CM16 4BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 10 m | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Zaikaa CM16 4BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2024 |
| Costa Coffee CM16 4BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 28 May 2024 |
| Boots the Chemist CM16 4BL | Retailers - other | 30 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Starbucks CM16 4BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Epping Roof Garden CM16 4BL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 30 m | 5 Very good | 11 May 2023 |
| Carpino Lounge CM16 4BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Gail's Bakery CM16 4BP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 13 Sep 2024 |
| Marks & Spencer CM16 4BP | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jul 2025 |
| Superdrug Stores Plc CM16 4AQ | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Yakimono Robata Restaurant CM16 4AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Pizza Express CM16 4AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 12 Sep 2025 |
| BLT Catering CM16 4AQ | Mobile caterer | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Forest Kitchen CM16 4AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Harleys Bistro Lounge CM16 4AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 90 |
| Shoplifting | 54 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 |
| Public order | 21 |
| Drugs | 21 |
| Other theft | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Police Station (86); On or near Star Lane (57); On or near Lion Court (37); On or near B1393 (20); On or near High Street (19).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 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 | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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 4BL: 7 addresses of 50 in the postcode
- CM16 5BG: 1 address of 66 in the postcode
- CM16 5DQ: 1 address of 63 in the postcode
Nearby streets
High Street · Star Lane · Buttercross Lane · The Drummonds · Bakers Lane · Bodley Close · High Street · Hartland Road · Brambly Grove · St. Helens Court · Kendal Avenue · Grove Lane
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.