Southend Lane Epping Forest
34 addresses across 2 postcodes (EN9), about 340 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 13801257.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £450,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 A; Band D in Epping Forest costs £2,277 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 97% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Waltham Cross, about 4.6 km (2.8 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 13.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 39 to 56 m above sea level.
- Noise: 31 of its 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Maynard Court Surgery, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £700,000 | £700,000 | £700,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2016 | POTTERY HOUSE EN9 3SE | Semi-detached | £450,000 | |
| 31 May 2013 | SOUTHEND FARM HOUSE EN9 3SE | Detached | £700,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 126 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Flat (1). Built: before 1900 (2); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (1); owner-occupied (1).
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, Upshire (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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
- SOUTHEND FARMHOUSE, 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EN9 3SE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EN9 3SA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 34 addresses are between 39 m and 56 m above sea level (45 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EN9 3SA | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
| EN9 3SE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Waltham Cross 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Enfield Lock 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Cheshunt 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jewish Cemetery Waltham Abbey | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Tesco Drop Off Point Waltham Abbey | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 19.7 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 26.3 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Maynard Court Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Reliance Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Cobbins Brook Dental Practice | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Cheshunt Community Hospital | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Met Police Air Support Unit, Lippitts Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.9 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 300 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Longfields Allotments 7,120 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 4.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Temple, Temple Hill, Warlies Park, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Temple, Temple Hill, Warlies Park | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Obelisk 325m NW of Cobbin Pond | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Copped Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Skillet Hill | Hill | 320 m south |
| Potkiln Wood | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Conybury Wood | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Cobbin Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Wake Valley | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Rammey Marsh | Wetland | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.8 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 22 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 34 |
31 of the street's 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upshire Primary Foundation School | Primary | 4–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Hillhouse CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Leverton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside cafe EN9 3SE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Woodbine Sports & Social Club EN9 3RQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2025 |
| PRIMO PIATTO RISTORANTE & PIZZERIA EN9 3QT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Woodbine EN9 3QT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 11 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (hertfordshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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
Nearby streets
M25 · M25 · Honeypot Lane
All the streets in EN9 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.