CM5 9AR

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM5 9FT 33 m
CM5 9AA 80 m
CM5 9AL 91 m
CM5 9FA 96 m
CM5 9AB 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM5 9AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM5
Postcode sector
CM5 9
Latitude
51.705828
Longitude
0.243916
British National Grid easting
555,144
British National Grid northing
203,170

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
E00110494
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 004A · E01021753
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 004 · E02004530

Postcode source versions

Explore CM5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Surgery, Flat 1, Bansons Lane, Ongar, CM5 9AR 10 January 1996 £39,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Chipping Ongar Primary School

    Academy converter

    880 m
  2. Ongar Primary School

    Academy converter

    999 m
  3. The Ongar Academy

    Free schools

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
434
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 198
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Public order 32
  • Vehicle crime 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
CM5 9 residents
5,850

Age bands in CM5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

989 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

557 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

1,186 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

1,651 residents

Age 65 and over
25.6%

1,506 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM5 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
87.5%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ONGAR HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81049

    1.2 km

  • DEAL TREE HEALTH CENTRE

    BLACKMORE ROAD, DODDINGHURST, BRENTWOOD, CM15 0HU

    ODS code F81215

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bansons Ln

    BCT · Ongar

    0.1 miles
  • Bansons Ln

    BCT · Ongar

    0.2 miles
  • Ongar Station

    BCT · Ongar

    0.2 miles
  • Ongar Station

    BCT · Ongar

    0.2 miles
  • Stanley Place

    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.

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
3
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

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Chipping Ongar Primary School is the nearest published school at 880 m.

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

Recorded crime

434 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 198 events.

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