Affluence in CM5 9LS
How CM5 9LS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Chipping Ongar
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,700 (2024)
CM5 9LSOngar
How well off CM5 9LS is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the CM5 9LS area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills3.0
- Crime4.0
- Living environment4.0
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Income5.0
- Employment5.0
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Health and disability8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
59.6% of adults in the CM5 9LS area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 21.7% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
31.7% of adults in the CM5 9LS area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
24.5% of adults in the CM5 9LS area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 21.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CM5 9LS (Chipping Ongar) (about 1,700 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.