# CM5 0BX: area report for a postcode in Epping Forest

CM5 0BX is a postcode in Epping Forest.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Epping Forest. Open the map at CM5 0BX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) › [CM5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm5) › [CM5 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm5-0)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Epping Forest 004D: 68 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2420,51.7160,CM50BX
- **Epping, 9.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2420,51.7160,CM50BX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2420,51.7160,CM50BX
- **No property in CM5 0BX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.2420,51.7160,CM50BX
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Epping Forest 004D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2420,51.7160,CM50BX
- **£525,719 average price**: For the whole of Epping Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2420,51.7160,CM50BX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2420,51.7160,CM50BX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2420,51.7160,CM50BX
- **96% can get gigabit broadband at CM5 0BX**: Superfast for 96%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2420,51.7160,CM50BX
- **Low road and rail noise at CM5 0BX**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2420,51.7160,CM50BX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.2420,51.7160,CM50BX
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2420,51.7160,CM50BX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ongar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ongar-primary-school-e146230) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Ongar Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ongar-academy-e141947) | Secondary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 40.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [High Ongar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-ongar-primary-school-e146139) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chipping Ongar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chipping-ongar-primary-school-e146195) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £357,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2025 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £367,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2023 | £332,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £253,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| July 2024 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ONGAR HEALTH CENTRE (310 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £525,719** (July 2026). Epping Forest’s average house price was £525,719 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,618** (2025). Full-time workers living in Epping Forest earned a median of £45,618 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 44th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.5×** (2025). A home in Epping Forest costs 11.5 times local full-time pay. 27th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.1** (2025). Epping Forest has a deprivation score of 14.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 81st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Epping Forest 004D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.9** (2025). Epping Forest 004D has a deprivation score of 20.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,968th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Epping Forest 004D was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 7,951st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,760** (2021). Epping Forest 004D had 2,760 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 348th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.4%** (January 2026). In Epping Forest 004D, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CM5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £483,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CM5 was £483,000 in 2025. 321st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,827** (2021). CM5 had 11,827 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 828th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CM5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.2%** (January 2026). In CM5, 88.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest)
- Centre: 51.7160, 0.2420

Council: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Brentwood and Ongar](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brentwood-and-ongar): Alex Burghart (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.2420,51.7160,CM50BX

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