30,876
Households
White Brit. · 77%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
£413,550
Median property price
1,561
Postcodes
Sold prices in CM1
England & WalesProperty sales · CM1
HM Land Registry · CM1
Average price
£415,209
YoY: -3.7%
Median price: £422,778
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 26 sales · avg £403,834
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£454k£410k£366k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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Overview of CM1
Coordinates51.7475, 0.4583
Postcodes
1,561
Population (Census)
74,751
Households (Census)
30,876
Demographics in CM1
Ethnicity
White Brit.77.2%
Other White5.5%
Indian4.2%
African2.9%
Other Asian1.4%
+ other · 8.9%
Religion
Christian46.7%
No religion40.5%
Not answered6.0%
Hindu2.7%
Muslim2.7%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4920.9%
50–6418.2%
25–3414.4%
65–749.0%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.7%
Other17.0%
Any member 66+12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
All members 66+9.1%
+ 7 other households · 33.9%
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for CM1
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.51 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.51 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Wards in CM1
The Lawns
IMD 9.85101 postcodes
Boreham and The Leighs
IMD 8.0012 postcodes
Springfield North
IMD 7.55170 postcodes
Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park
IMD 7.4985 postcodes
Broomfield and The Walthams
IMD 7.23162 postcodes
Writtle
IMD 7.11141 postcodes
Trinity
IMD 6.9731 postcodes
Patching Hall
IMD 6.87143 postcodes
High Easter & the Rodings
IMD 6.8126 postcodes
Waterhouse Farm
IMD 6.50115 postcodes
Chelmsford Rural West
IMD 5.60139 postcodes
Marconi
IMD 5.33187 postcodes
Postcodes in CM1
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