CM5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Chipping Ongar, Shelley and Moreton, in Epping Forest.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CM5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CM5, 88.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CM5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CM5 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CM5 at a rate of 53.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.3 per 1,000 people across CM.
In August 2026 alone, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CM5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (258), other crime (107) and anti-social behaviour (93).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CM5 was 56.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CM5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CM5 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CM5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epping Forest 003A | 2,464 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 74.5% |
| Epping Forest 003B | 2,390 | 34.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 81.8% |
| Epping Forest 004A | 1,644 | 87.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 81.4% |
| Epping Forest 004B | 1,533 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.3% |
| Epping Forest 004C | 1,204 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.6% |
| Epping Forest 004D | 2,760 | 68.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.4% |
MPs for CM5
- Alex BurghartConservativeMP for Brentwood and Ongar100% of CM5’s postcodes
- Chris VinceLabour (Co-op)MP for Harlow0.2% of CM5’s postcodes
- Mrs Kemi BadenochConservativeMP for North West Essex0.2% of CM5’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CM52
Postcode sectors in CM53
Council1
Postcode districts next to CM58
More in the CM postcode area2
CM5 in brief
CM5 is a postcode district covering Chipping Ongar, Shelley and Moreton, in Epping Forest.
About 12,141 people lived in CM5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £483,000 in 2025 across 140 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 53.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CM5 was £483,000 in 2025.
CM5 had 11,827 usual residents at the census.
In CM5, 88.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CM5, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.