CM5 9EE postcode in Chipping Ongar, Essex

CM5 9EE is a postcode in Chipping Ongar, in the Ongar ward of Epping Forest. It is in the Brentwood and Ongar parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Medium flood risk 1 of 12 homes and businesses at medium risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 90% of homes and businesses can get it. Epping Forest: 88% Typical price £480,000 Homes sold in CM5 9, last 12 months. ▼ 5.9% on the year before Nearest station Shenfield 9.7 km in a straight line

Where CM5 9EE is, and what is near it

Map of CM5 9EE and what is near it Map of CM5 9EE: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the CM5 9 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. CM5 9AA: also in CM5 9CM5 9AB: also in CM5 9CM5 9AD: also in CM5 9CM5 9AE: also in CM5 9CM5 9AF: also in CM5 9CM5 9AJ: also in CM5 9CM5 9AL: also in CM5 9CM5 9AR: also in CM5 9CM5 9AS: also in CM5 9CM5 9AT: also in CM5 9CM5 9AU: also in CM5 9CM5 9AX: also in CM5 9CM5 9AY: also in CM5 9CM5 9AZ: also in CM5 9CM5 9BA: also in CM5 9CM5 9BB: also in CM5 9CM5 9BD: also in CM5 9CM5 9BE: also in CM5 9CM5 9BG: also in CM5 9CM5 9BH: also in CM5 9CM5 9BJ: also in CM5 9CM5 9BL: also in CM5 9CM5 9BN: also in CM5 9CM5 9BQ: also in CM5 9CM5 9BS: also in CM5 9CM5 9BT: also in CM5 9CM5 9BU: also in CM5 9CM5 9BW: also in CM5 9CM5 9BX: also in CM5 9CM5 9BY: also in CM5 9CM5 9BZ: also in CM5 9CM5 9DD: also in CM5 9CM5 9DE: also in CM5 9CM5 9DF: also in CM5 9CM5 9DH: also in CM5 9CM5 9DJ: also in CM5 9CM5 9DQ: also in CM5 9CM5 9DR: also in CM5 9CM5 9DS: also in CM5 9CM5 9DT: also in CM5 9CM5 9DX: also in CM5 9CM5 9DZ: also in CM5 9CM5 9EA: also in CM5 9CM5 9EB: also in CM5 9CM5 9ED: also in CM5 9CM5 9EF: also in CM5 9CM5 9EG: also in CM5 9CM5 9EJ: also in CM5 9CM5 9EL: also in CM5 9CM5 9EN: also in CM5 9CM5 9EP: also in CM5 9CM5 9EQ: also in CM5 9CM5 9ER: also in CM5 9CM5 9ES: also in CM5 9CM5 9ET: also in CM5 9CM5 9EU: also in CM5 9CM5 9EW: also in CM5 9CM5 9EX: also in CM5 9CM5 9EY: also in CM5 9CM5 9FA: also in CM5 9CM5 9FB: also in CM5 9CM5 9FD: also in CM5 9CM5 9FE: also in CM5 9CM5 9FF: also in CM5 9CM5 9FG: also in CM5 9CM5 9FH: also in CM5 9CM5 9FJ: also in CM5 9CM5 9FL: also in CM5 9CM5 9FN: also in CM5 9CM5 9FP: also in CM5 9CM5 9FQ: also in CM5 9CM5 9FR: also in CM5 9CM5 9FS: also in CM5 9CM5 9FT: also in CM5 9CM5 9GU: also in CM5 9CM5 9GW: also in CM5 9CM5 9GX: also in CM5 9CM5 9GZ: also in CM5 9CM5 9HA: also in CM5 9CM5 9HB: also in CM5 9CM5 9HD: also in CM5 9CM5 9HF: also in CM5 9CM5 9HH: also in CM5 9CM5 9HJ: also in CM5 9CM5 9HL: also in CM5 9CM5 9HN: also in CM5 9CM5 9HP: also in CM5 9CM5 9HQ: also in CM5 9CM5 9HR: also in CM5 9CM5 9HU: also in CM5 9CM5 9HW: also in CM5 9CM5 9HX: also in CM5 9CM5 9HY: also in CM5 9CM5 9JA: also in CM5 9CM5 9JB: also in CM5 9CM5 9JD: also in CM5 9CM5 9JG: also in CM5 9CM5 9JH: also in CM5 9CM5 9JJ: also in CM5 9CM5 9JR: also in CM5 9CM5 9JS: also in CM5 9CM5 9JT: also in CM5 9CM5 9JX: also in CM5 9CM5 9JY: also in CM5 9CM5 9LA: also in CM5 9CM5 9LB: also in CM5 9CM5 9LD: also in CM5 9CM5 9LE: also in CM5 9CM5 9LF: also in CM5 9CM5 9LG: also in CM5 9CM5 9LP: also in CM5 9CM5 9LS: also in CM5 9CM5 9LW: also in CM5 9CM5 9LX: also in CM5 9CM5 9LY: also in CM5 9CM5 9LZ: also in CM5 9CM5 9NB: also in CM5 9CM5 9ND: also in CM5 9CM5 9NE: also in CM5 9CM5 9NF: also in CM5 9CM5 9NG: also in CM5 9CM5 9NH: also in CM5 9CM5 9NL: also in CM5 9CM5 9NN: also in CM5 9CM5 9NQ: also in CM5 9CM5 9NW: also in CM5 9CM5 9PD: also in CM5 9CM5 9PE: also in CM5 9CM5 9PG: also in CM5 9CM5 9PH: also in CM5 9CM5 9PL: also in CM5 9CM5 9PQ: also in CM5 9CM5 9PR: also in CM5 9CM5 9PS: also in CM5 9CM5 9PT: also in CM5 9CM5 9PW: also in CM5 9CM5 9QG: also in CM5 9CM5 9QH: also in CM5 9CM5 9QL: also in CM5 9CM5 9QN: also in CM5 9CM5 9QQ: also in CM5 9CM5 9QR: also in CM5 9CM5 9QS: also in CM5 9CM5 9QU: also in CM5 9CM5 9QW: also in CM5 9CM5 9RB: also in CM5 9CM5 9RG: also in CM5 9CM5 9RJ: also in CM5 9CM5 9RL: also in CM5 9CM5 9RN: also in CM5 9CM5 9RQ: also in CM5 9CM5 9RW: also in CM5 9CM5 9SU: also in CM5 9CM5 9SX: also in CM5 9CM5 9SY: also in CM5 9CM5 9SZ: also in CM5 9CM5 9TB: also in CM5 9CM5 9TL: also in CM5 9 GP 4.5 kmGP 8.3 kmBrentwood station 10.3 kmChipping Ongar CM5 9EE Map of CM5 9EE and what is near it Map of CM5 9EE: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the CM5 9 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 4.5 kmOngar CM5 9EE
  • CM5 9EE
  • Other postcodes in CM5 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6997, longitude 0.2439)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CM5 9EE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CM5 9EE?

90% of the homes and businesses at CM5 9EE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 90% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)90% can get it

Epping Forest: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)90% can get it

Epping Forest: 97%

The line marks the figure across Epping Forest.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CM5 9EE?

BinDayBuddy does not read Epping Forest District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Epping Forest District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CM5 9EE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Medium risk

The Environment Agency counts 12 homes and businesses at CM5 9EE. 1 is in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

12 homes and businesses at CM5 9EE Medium: 1Not in an area at risk: 11

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Epping Forest

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CM5 9EE: 4,283 properties in Epping Forest are at high risk (5.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Epping Forest

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CM5 9EE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CM5 9EE?

Homes in CM5 9 sold for a typical £480,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 54 sales, down 5.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£480,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£510,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £580,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £495,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £435,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £262,500 12 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CM5 district: a typical £488,000 from 103 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CM5 9EE

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CM5 9EE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 1 November 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at CM5 9EE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CM5 9EE. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CM5 9EE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around CM5 9EE. The largest share of them, 49%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (50%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CM5 9EE

Band D in Epping Forest for 2026‑27: £2,277. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,518 (band A) to £4,554 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,783.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,518
Band Bfewer than 5£1,771
Band Cabout 40 (6%)£2,024
Band Dabout 70 (11%)£2,277
Band Eabout 320 (49%)£2,783
Band Fabout 150 (23%)£3,289
Band Gabout 50 (8%)£3,795
Band Habout 10 (2%)£4,554

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 50% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Epping Forest before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CM5 9EE is in (ONS area E01021754), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CM5 9EE?

The nearest open schools to CM5 9EE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM5 9EE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CM5 9EE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM5 9EE is Shenfield Rail Station, 9.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Shenfield Rail Station Railway station 9.7 kmDrive
  • Brentwood Rail Station Railway station 10.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Long Fields, 25 m away.

More stations near CM5 9EE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CM5 9EE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM5 9EE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CM5 9EE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CM5 9EE on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CM5 9EE?

The nearest to the centre of CM5 9EE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CM5 9EE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CM5 9EE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM5 9EE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CM5 9EE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM5 9EE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CM5 9EE?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM5 9EE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CM5 9EE in a conservation area?

The centre of CM5 9EE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CM5 9EE?

Police.uk records 38 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM5 9EE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Public order3 reports
Burglary3 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Shoplifting3 reports

Also: other crime 3, criminal damage and arson 2, other theft 2, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CM5 9EE

Ward
Ongar
Parish
Ongar
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Chipping Ongar
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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