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Affluence in CM5 9BD

How CM5 9BD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Chipping Ongar
Council
Epping Forest
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,237 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off CM5 9BD is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CM5 9BD area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
9.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills6.0
  • Crime6.0
  • Employment7.0
  • Barriers to housing and services7.0
  • Income8.0
  • Living environment8.0
  • Children in low-income families8.0
  • Health and disability9.0
  • Older people in low-income households9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£58,355
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
63%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

49% of adults in the CM5 9BD area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 36.9% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.

CM5 9BDEngland
Employee, full-time26.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time11.1%11.9%
Self-employed11.1%9.5%
Unemployed2.1%2.9%
Full-time student4.5%7.9%
Retired36.9%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.3%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled1.6%4.1%
Other2.7%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

37.8% of adults in the CM5 9BD area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.

CM5 9BDEngland
Higher managerial & professional14.5%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional23.3%19.9%
Intermediate17.1%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed14.6%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical4.5%5.3%
Semi-routine9%11.3%
Routine7.1%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.7%8.5%
Full-time students4.3%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

24.7% of adults in the CM5 9BD area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 18% have no qualifications.

CM5 9BDEngland
Degree level or above24.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.1%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above17%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C12.7%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.4%5.3%
Other qualifications4.2%2.8%
No qualifications18%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM5 9BD (Chipping Ongar) (about 1,237 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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