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CM5 0AW

Ongar · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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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 0GA 56 m
CM5 0AJ 136 m
CM5 0AN 160 m
CM5 0AH 162 m
CM5 0AQ 183 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM5 0AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 May 2013
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM5
Postcode sector
CM5 0
Latitude
51.714663
Longitude
0.247509
British National Grid easting
555,362
British National Grid northing
204,160

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

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. The Ongar Academy

    Free schools

    271 m

  2. Ongar Primary School

    Academy converter

    715 m

  3. High Ongar Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
396
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 176
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • Public order 31
  • Other theft 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ONGAR HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81049

    267 m

Nearby transport

  • Hospital

    BCT · Ongar

    0.1 miles

  • The Gables

    BCT · Ongar

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Ongar

    0.1 miles

  • The Wantz Farm

    BCT · Ongar

    0.1 miles

  • The Wantz Farm

    BCT · Ongar

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Ongar Academy is the nearest published school at 271 m.

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

Recorded crime

396 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 176 events.

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