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Ongar Villages

CM15 0 / CM16 6 / CM17 0 / CM21 1 / CM21 9 / CM22 7 / CM4 0 / CM5 0 / CM5 9

Village feelFamily-friendly

This is deep rural Essex. Scattered villages like Doddinghurst, Blackmore, and Kelvedon Hatch connected by narrow lanes. Blackmore has a pretty village green and a decent pub. Kelvedon Hatch is known for the Cold War nuclear bunker, now a tourist attraction. Housing is a mix of period cottages, farmhouse conversions, and some newer detached houses. There is no public transport to speak of, and two cars per household is standard. Schools are small village primaries. If you want genuine countryside living within 30 miles of London, this is it, but you will drive everywhere.

£620kmedian house
Top 10%primary KS2
Top halfsafety
Ongar Villages

Flat

£512k

Terraced

£431k

Semi-detached

£545k

Detached

£795k

73% homeowners18% private rented9% social rented

No station data available for this area.

SafetyTop half

Breakdown of reported crime

Violence and sexual offences
33%
Vehicle crime
14%
Shoplifting
10%
Criminal damage and arson
10%
Other theft
10%
Anti-social behaviour
8%
Burglary
5%
Public order
4%
Drug offences
3%
AffluenceTop half

Ethnicity

White
95.5%
White British91.4%
Other White2.9%
Irish0.9%
Irish Traveller0.2%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
Mixed
1.6%
Other Mixed0.6%
White & Asian0.5%
White & Black Caribbean0.4%
White & Black African0.1%
Asian
1.3%
Indian0.7%
Other Asian0.3%
Pakistani0.2%
Chinese0.1%
Black
0.7%
Caribbean0.3%
African0.3%
Other Black0.1%
Other
0.7%

State primary

Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School
Outstanding😊 Happy school🤝 Strong SEN support
Doddinghurst Infant School
Good😊 Happy school
Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School
Good

State secondary

Leventhorpe
GoodNon-selective
Mark Hall Academy
Non-selective
The Ongar Academy
Non-selective

Independent

Saint Nicholas School
Howe Green House School
Open Box Education Centre
😊 Happy school🤝 Strong SEN support
Green spaces58 nearby
Pishiobury Park
Sheering Mill Lane Play Area
Fair Green
Cripsey Brook Nature Reserve

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