Around average
IMD England
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CM1 1QQ
Postcode
CM1 1QQ
Coordinates
51.7383, 0.4671
Grid reference
TL704072
Easting
570,440
Northing
207,281
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32PFQ8+8R
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Chelmsford
Travel to Work
Chelmsford
ITL Region
Chelmsford
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15869
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15869 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CM1 1QQ
England & WalesCrime trends · near CM1 1QQ
Counts are for Marconi electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
32
YoY +33%
342516
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
12
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.55.1%
Other White14.7%
Indian9.3%
African3.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.5%
+ 5 other groups · 14.7%
Religion
No religion44.7%
Christian37.0%
Hindu6.2%
Muslim5.8%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
25–3434.0%
35–4923.7%
20–2411.7%
50–6411.6%
≤44.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 14.4%
Households
Other43.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.0%
Any member 66+6.2%
+ 7 other households · 17.2%
Administrative Information
Chelmsford
Local Authority
Council AreaChelmsford E14001159
Constituency
E14001159Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Marconi
Constituency code
E14001159
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Chelmsford, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Chelmsford
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Mid Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 06Q
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 023A E01034091
E01034091MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 023 E02006979
E02006979LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 010A E01021574
E01021574MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 010 E02004494
E02004494Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:48 AM
Sunrise
5:51 PM
Sunset
12 hours 3 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:48 AM
Sunset (today)
5:51 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 3 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CM1 1QQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 15869
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034091 and MSOA E02006979 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM1 1QQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CM1 1QQ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 3%
Attainment 8
83.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
74%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 5%
Attainment 8
80.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
56%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–16FSM 20%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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