# CM5 9JH: area report for a postcode in Epping Forest

CM5 9JH 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 9JH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) › [CM5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm5) › [CM5 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm5-9)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 18% on July. Epping Forest 004A: 88 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2458,51.7039,CM59JH
- **Epping, 9.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2458,51.7039,CM59JH
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2458,51.7039,CM59JH
- **No property in CM5 9JH 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=0.2458,51.7039,CM59JH
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Epping Forest 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2458,51.7039,CM59JH
- **£525,719 average price**: For the whole of Epping Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2458,51.7039,CM59JH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2458,51.7039,CM59JH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2458,51.7039,CM59JH
- **29.2% can get gigabit broadband at CM5 9JH**: Superfast for 29.2%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2458,51.7039,CM59JH
- **Loud road and rail noise at CM5 9JH**: Road 67 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2458,51.7039,CM59JH
- **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=0.2458,51.7039,CM59JH
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2458,51.7039,CM59JH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chipping Ongar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chipping-ongar-primary-school-e146195) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ongar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ongar-primary-school-e146230) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [High Ongar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-ongar-primary-school-e146139) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Ongar Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ongar-academy-e141947) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 40.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £1,375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £316,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2024 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £518,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £337,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2023 | £277,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELL (80 m); CHIPPING ONGAR PHARMACY (90 m)
- Dental practices: HIGH STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (80 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Chipping Ongar (160 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Ongar Esso Express (340 m, Tesco)

## 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 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.7** (2025). Epping Forest 004A has a deprivation score of 18.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,722nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £475,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Epping Forest 004A was £475,000 in 2025. Joint 5,457th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,644** (2021). Epping Forest 004A had 1,644 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,998th 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: 81.4%** (January 2026). In Epping Forest 004A, 81.4% 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: 51.7039, 0.2458

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=0.2458,51.7039,CM59JH

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