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CM5 9SA

Rural East · Epping Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rural East
Local authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Brentwood and Ongar
Postcode district
CM5
Postcode sector
CM5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM5 9RS 192 m
CM5 9RR 370 m
CM5 9RW 647 m
CM5 9RT 951 m
CM5 0RQ 978 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM5 9SA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM5
Postcode sector
CM5 9
Latitude
51.722596
Longitude
0.274516
British National Grid easting
557,200
British National Grid northing
205,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Epping Forest · E07000072
Electoral ward
Rural East · E05015737
Parish or community
E04004019
Westminster constituency
Brentwood and Ongar · E14001125
Output area
E00110580
Lower layer super output area
Epping Forest 003A · E01021769
Middle layer super output area
Epping Forest 003 · E02004529

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. High Ongar Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  2. Dr Walker's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  3. The Ongar Academy

    Free schools

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
63
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Public order 8
  • Other theft 6
  • Vehicle crime 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Forest Drive

    BCT · Fyfield

    0.9 miles

  • Church

    BCT · High Ongar

    0.9 miles

  • Church

    BCT · High Ongar

    0.9 miles

  • Crownlands Garage

    BCT · High Ongar

    0.9 miles

  • Crownlands Garage

    BCT · High Ongar

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Epping Forest 003A, 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

16,475 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. High Ongar Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

63 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 24 events.

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