CM5 0AE

Ongar · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ongar
Ward
Ongar
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Brentwood and Ongar
Postcode district
CM5
Postcode sector
CM5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM5 0AF 17 m
CM5 0AB 29 m
CM5 0AG 67 m
CM5 0AH 67 m
CM5 0BW 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM5 0AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM5
Postcode sector
CM5 0
Latitude
51.713628
Longitude
0.244707
British National Grid easting
555,172
British National Grid northing
204,039

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Electoral ward
Ongar · E05015735
Parish or community
E04004027
Westminster constituency
Brentwood and Ongar · E14001125
Output area
E00182475
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 004D · E01021802
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 004 · E02004530

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Fyfield Road, Ongar, CM5 0AE 18 March 2016 £375,000
1, Fyfield Road, Ongar, CM5 0AE 9 March 2007 £235,000
1a, Fyfield Road, Ongar, CM5 0AE 22 September 2006 £299,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. The Ongar Academy

    Free schools

    464 m
  2. Ongar Primary School

    Academy converter

    515 m
  3. High Ongar Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
402
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 182
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 33
  • Public order 31
  • Other theft 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.7
CM5 0 residents
5,934

Age bands in CM5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,098 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

639 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

1,353 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,671 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

1,180 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM5 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ONGAR HEALTH CENTRE

    ONGAR WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, FYFIELD ROAD, ONGAR, CM5 0AL

    ODS code F81049

    385 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hospital

    BCT · Ongar

    0.1 miles
  • The Wantz Farm

    BCT · Ongar

    0.1 miles
  • The Wantz Farm

    BCT · Ongar

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital

    BCT · Ongar

    0.1 miles
  • Four Wantz

    BCT · Ongar

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 004D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,016 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Ongar Academy is the nearest published school at 464 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

402 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 182 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.