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On Ivy Chimneys, in Epping South
What it's like at CM16 4EL: every home that has sold on Ivy Chimneys since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Ivy Chimneys; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 51 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 5, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Mar 2002 | £208,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Ivy ChimneysTerraced | Dec 2010 | £280,000 | 55 m² | £5,091/m² | 4 |
| 8a, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Jan 2022 | £625,000 | 77 m² | £8,117/m² | 4 |
| 9, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Jan 2008 | £362,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 10, Ivy ChimneysTerraced | Nov 2015 | £425,000 | 86 m² | £4,942/m² | 2 |
| 11, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Aug 2015 | £476,000 | 87 m² | £5,471/m² | 4 |
| 12, Ivy ChimneysTerraced | Nov 2024 | £503,000 | 72 m² | £6,986/m² | 4 |
| 13, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Nov 2007 | £300,000 | 103 m² | £2,913/m² | 4 |
| 14, Ivy ChimneysTerraced | Oct 1999 | £113,000 | 58 m² | £1,948/m² | 1 |
| 15, Ivy ChimneysSemi-detached | Apr 1998 | £102,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 15a, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Aug 2001 | £225,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 16, Ivy ChimneysTerraced | Oct 2020 | £410,000 | 55 m² | £7,455/m² | 4 |
| 17, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Jul 2019 | £1,150,000 | 282 m² | £4,078/m² | 3 |
| 17a, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Dec 2025 | £810,000 | 192 m² | £4,219/m² | 2 |
| 19, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Jun 2017 | £780,000 | 132 m² | £5,909/m² | 1 |
| 21, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Jul 2006 | £296,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 21a, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Dec 1998 | £340,000 | 197 m² | £1,726/m² | 2 |
| 23c, Ivy ChimneysDetached · company-owned | Jun 2022 | £1,400,000 | 358 m² | £3,911/m² | 2 |
| 30, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Jul 2010 | £350,000 | 123 m² | £2,846/m² | 1 |
| 32, Ivy ChimneysSemi-detached | Jan 2024 | £550,000 | 91 m² | £6,044/m² | 1 |
| Broadbanks, 23, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Nov 2024 | £1,650,000 | 324 m² | £5,093/m² | 3 |
| Greenacres, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Dec 1998 | £235,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Oak Trees, Ivy ChimneysDetached | Mar 1995 | £295,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Spotted Dog, 2, Ivy ChimneysOther | May 2015 | £20,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Winton, Ivy ChimneysSemi-detached | Jun 1995 | £85,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Epping Underground station, about a 10-minute walk (900 m). The nearest rail station is Cheshunt, 8.9 km away, with 2.5m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Meadow View, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 43 minutes on weekdays (routes 18, 31, 18C); 8 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 12% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 27 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Ivy Chimneys Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 83% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Epping St John's Church of England School, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 42.8 · 5.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Davenant Foundation School (4.3 km) and Debden Park High School (4.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Ilford County High School (11.9 km) and Woodford County High School (11.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 900 m away, with Kumo Bakehouse London closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is High Street Surgery, Epping (1.5 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, The Hairdressers is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Princess Alexandra Hospital, 8.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 71% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 21 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Haywards is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Forest Gate Inn the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 82 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 39 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 20% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Bell Common, 450 m away; for exercise, Epping Sports Centre (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 22 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 23 km.
10 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Epping Forest constituency: Dr Neil Hudson MP (Conservative), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 5,682 (13.6%), turnout 58%. Vote shares: Conservative 43%, Labour 30%, Liberal Democrat 13%, Independent 7%.
8 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CM16 4EL →
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Ivy Chimneys in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 37 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 86.3% | 87.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 12.7% | 7.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Southend Chalkwell · about 46 min
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