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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM5 postcode district.

County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM5
Telephone code01277
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:40 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:03 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,138 residentsin the Chipping Ongar census areaMedian age 43.62,923 households71% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright17% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,202 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: construction 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C609 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 22 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFishermans Hillhill · 1.1 miMill Streamriver · 2.5 miOngar Woodwoodland · under a mileKettlebury Springwoodland · under a mileBeacon Hillhill · 2.6 miBridge Lakelake · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCripsey Brook Nature Reservepark · under a mileGreat Stony Parkpark · under a mileCastle Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBlackmore Millenium Fieldpark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202042 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202314 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.1 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,068 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Margarets Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryOngar Health Centreunder a milePharmacyChipping Ongar Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHigh Street Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryChipping Ongar Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOngar Primary Schoolages 4-11, 158 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Ongar Academyages 11-18, 467 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHarlow College7.7 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN12 miRailway stationShenfield6.3 miBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfield6.5 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth14 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM5 postcode district.


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