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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM5
Telephone codeNot listed
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°C615 mm of rain a year, 14 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 landmarksGreensted Hallhistoric site · under a mileFishermans Hillhill · 1.6 miAbbotswickhistoric site · 3.8 miOngar Woodwoodland · under a mileKettlebury Springwoodland · under a mileOverflow Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miMill Streamriver · 3.1 miBeacon Hillhill · 2.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCripsey Brook Nature Reservepark · under a mileGreat Stony Parkpark · 1.0 miToot Hill Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 46 haCastle Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBlackmore Millenium Fieldpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 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 202315 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.6 · 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
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Margarets Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryOngar Health Centre1.3 miPharmacyChipping Ongar Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHigh Street Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationEssex Police - Harlow District7.2 miCash machineMFG - Four Wantz (CZC) (MRH)1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
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 pupils1.4 miCollegeHarlow College7.2 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN13 miRailway stationShenfield6.6 miUndergroundEpping Underground Station4.9 miBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfield6.7 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth14 miBus stops21 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNorth Weald Bassett2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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