Lodge Road Epping Forest
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (CM16), about 80 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 13800818.
- 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 A; Band D in Epping Forest costs £2,277 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chingford, about 6.6 km (4.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Theydon Green, is about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 109 to 113 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Forest Practice, about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 130 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 13% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
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 A (28% of about 1,300 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Copped Hall (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
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
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 3 addresses are between 109 m and 113 m above sea level (111 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM16 5HR | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| CM16 5HW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chingford 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Waltham Cross 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Enfield Lock 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lodge Road Loughton | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Drop Off Point Waltham Abbey | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Theydon Bois Station Car Park (TfL) | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 19.4 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 25.6 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Forest Practice | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Theydon Bois Pharmacy Limited | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Loughton Dental Spa | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | St Margarets Hospital | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Loughton Police Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Church Hill, 117 Church Hill Cashzone | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Theydon Green 6.2 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,500 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is West Lodge, Gateway, East Lodge to London Entrance Drive to Copt Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 620 m (0.4 miles) north. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| West Lodge, Gateway, East Lodge to London Entrance Drive to Copt Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Ambresbury Banks slight univallate hillfort | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Copped Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Jack's Hill | Hill | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Oak Hill | Hill | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| The Warren | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Copley Plain | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Wake Valley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Wake Valley | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 3 |
1 of the street's 3 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.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller and Carter, Epping CM16 5HW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Sep 2024 |
| The Epping Forest Cafe CM16 5HW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 11 Aug 2025 |
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 | 67 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 56% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 78% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 31% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 57% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
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.