# CM18 7HX: area report for a postcode in Epping Forest

CM18 7HX is a postcode in Epping Forest.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Epping Forest. Open the map at CM18 7HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) › [CM18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm18) › [CM18 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm18-7)

## Around this postcode

- **34 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 55% on July. Epping Forest 001A: 152 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1064,51.7460,CM187HX
- **Harlow Town, 4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1064,51.7460,CM187HX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1064,51.7460,CM187HX
- **No property in CM18 7HX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1064,51.7460,CM187HX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Epping Forest 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1064,51.7460,CM187HX
- **£525,719 average price**: For the whole of Epping Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1064,51.7460,CM187HX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1064,51.7460,CM187HX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1064,51.7460,CM187HX
- **No gigabit broadband at CM18 7HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1064,51.7460,CM187HX
- **Low road and rail noise at CM18 7HX**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1064,51.7460,CM187HX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.1064,51.7460,CM187HX
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1064,51.7460,CM187HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Greenwell Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-greenwell-academy-e149745) | Special | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Beckmead Moundwood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beckmead-moundwood-academy-e148008) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Latton Green Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/latton-green-primary-academy-e141381) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Longwood Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longwood-primary-academy-e141379) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e141657) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stewards-academy-science-specialist-harlow-e137552) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Pear Tree Mead Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pear-tree-mead-academy-e141304) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Martin Church of England Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-martin-church-of-england-infant-and-nursery-school-e145602) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| September 2025 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| June 2023 | £347,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| February 2026 | £355,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| June 2023 | £198,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 350 m |
| June 2026 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| May 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 410 m |
| March 2024 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 430 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Maunds Hatch (590 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £525,719** (July 2026). Epping Forest’s average house price was £525,719 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,618** (2025). Full-time workers living in Epping Forest earned a median of £45,618 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 44th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.5×** (2025). A home in Epping Forest costs 11.5 times local full-time pay. 27th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.1** (2025). Epping Forest has a deprivation score of 14.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 81st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Epping Forest 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.7** (2025). Epping Forest 001A has a deprivation score of 15.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,140th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £550,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Epping Forest 001A was £550,000 in 2025. Joint 3,525th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,350** (2021). Epping Forest 001A had 2,350 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,714th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 60.1%** (January 2026). In Epping Forest 001A, 60.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CM18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CM18 was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 924th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,945** (2021). CM18 had 25,945 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,120th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CM18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.6%** (January 2026). In CM18, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest)
- Centre: 51.7460, 0.1064

Council: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harlow): Chris Vince (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.1064,51.7460,CM187HX

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