Around average
IMD England
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£415,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CM5 0FF
Postcode
CM5 0FF
Coordinates
51.7142, 0.2374
Grid reference
TL546040
Easting
554,666
Northing
204,085
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32P67P+MX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Shelley
Travel to Work
Chelmsford
ITL Region
Epping Forest
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
14016
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14016 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · CM5 0FF
HM Land Registry · Epping Forest
Average price
£417,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £415,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Sep '25Sep '25: 1 sales · avg £430,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£430k£420k£410k
Oct '23Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near CM5 0FF
England & WalesCrime trends · near CM5 0FF
Counts are for Ongar electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY stable
261911
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
741
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.7%
Other White3.1%
White & Black Caribbean1.9%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
Christian47.5%
No religion43.3%
Not answered6.2%
Jewish1.6%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4920.7%
50–6417.2%
25–3412.4%
10–159.5%
65–749.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.7%
Any member 66+12.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.2%
Other10.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
+ 8 other households · 40.0%
Administrative Information
Epping Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaBrentwood and Ongar E14001125
Constituency
E14001125Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Ongar
Constituency code
E14001125
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Ongar
International Territorial Level
Epping Forest
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 07H
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Epping Forest 004D E01021802
E01021802MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Epping Forest 004 E02004530
E02004530LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Epping Forest 004D E01021802
E01021802MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Epping Forest 004 E02004530
E02004530Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:43 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
12 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:43 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentDecember 1995 — Introduced
Postcode CM5 0FF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 14016
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01021802 and MSOA E02004530 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM5 0FF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CM5 0FF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
70%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 30%
Attainment 8
37.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
56%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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