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CM5 5BA

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM5 0RS 0 m
CM5 5AH 0 m
CM5 5AJ 0 m
CM5 5AL 0 m
CM5 5AN 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM5 5BA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2014
Terminated
1 September 2019
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM5
Postcode sector
CM5 5
Latitude
51.703816
Longitude
0.245191
British National Grid easting
555,239
British National Grid northing
202,949

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
E00110500
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 004A · E01021753
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 004 · E02004530

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. Chipping Ongar Primary School

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    783 m

  2. Ongar Primary School

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    1.2 km

  3. High Ongar Primary School

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    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
427
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 194
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Public order 32
  • Other theft 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ONGAR HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81049

    1.5 km

  • DEAL TREE HEALTH CENTRE

    BLACKMORE ROAD, DODDINGHURST, BRENTWOOD, CM15 0HU

    ODS code F81215

    4.7 km

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

  • Bansons Ln

    BCT · Ongar

    0.0 miles

  • Stanley Place

    BCT · Ongar

    0.0 miles

  • Bansons Ln

    BCT · Ongar

    0.1 miles

  • Stanley Place

    BCT · Ongar

    0.2 miles

  • Two Brewers

    BCT · Ongar

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 004A, 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

15,723 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Chipping Ongar Primary School is the nearest published school at 783 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

427 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 194 events.

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