Winch View Epping
34 addresses across 3 postcodes (CM16), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 13800127.
- Energy: 28 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 14, D: 12, F: 1).
- 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 E; Band D in Epping Forest costs £2,277 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 67% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Harlow Town, about 8.6 km (5.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 113 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Limes Medical Centre, about 220 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 810 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 47 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
28 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 56 m². Most common: Flat (28). Built: 1950-1966 (23); 1967-1975 (3); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (14); rented (private) (7); owner-occupied (6).
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 E (23% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Civic Offices 323 High Street Epping CM16 4BX, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Civic Offices 323 High Street Epping CM16 4BX: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- 287-291 High Street Epping CM16 4DA, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Cottis Lane Epping CM16 4BL, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- Cottis Lane Epping CM16 4BL: up to 47 homes, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- Car Park Bakers Lane Epping CM16 5, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Car Park Bakers Lane Epping CM16 5: up to 31 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
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 addresses are about 113 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM16 6ST | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CM16 6TJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CM16 6TN | 100% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Harlow Town 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| Harlow Mill 279,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Roydon 133,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Epping Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Epping Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Margaret's Hospital - main Rd Epping | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Harlow Town Centre | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 21.5 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Limes Medical Centre | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Plain (Dental Surgery) | 220 m |
| Hospital | St Margarets Hospital | 220 m |
| Police station | Harlow Police Station | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Shell Halfmoon Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.1 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Coopersale House, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coopersale House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Moated site known as Marshalls, 290m south of Weald Place | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Epping Plain | Wood | 380 m north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Wintry Wood | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| The Lower Forest | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Gernon Bushes | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Piercing Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 34 |
6 of the street's 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Epping Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Epping St John's Church of England School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Partnership NHSFoundationTrust CM16 6TN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 4 Good | 23 Aug 2024 |
| Kids Unlimited CM16 6TN | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Co-operative Pharmacy CM16 6TL | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Sunshiine Ltd CM16 6RH | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Winch View (16); On or near Hospital (14); On or near Wood Meads (6); On or near Meadow View (4); On or near Tidy'S Lane (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 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 | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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 6TJ: 31 addresses
- CM16 6ST: 2 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- CM16 6TN: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Fairfield Road · Tidy's Lane · Wood Meads · Tidy's Lane · Park Side · Maltings Lane · Egg Hall · Thornwood Road · Seymour Chase · Maltings Drive · Kings Wood Park · King Henrys Walk
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.