Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
24879
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 24879 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near CM1 2LU
Crime trends · near CM1 2LU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26
YoY +18%
ASB
11
YoY +450%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -80%
Burglary
4
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
5
YoY +400%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
51
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,838
White Brit.80.0%
Other White5.8%
Indian3.4%
African2.9%
White Irish1.3%
+ 1 other groups · 6.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,837
Christian52.9%
No religion35.8%
Not answered6.5%
Hindu2.1%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,832
50–6420.9%
35–4918.3%
25–3412.5%
65–7411.6%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Total households: 730
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.9%
All members 66+13.3%
Other12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.4%
+ 7 other households · 32.5%
Administrative Information
Chelmsford
Local Authority
Council Area
Chelmsford E14001159
Constituency
E14001159
Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
St Andrews
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 Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Mid Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Mid and South Essex ICB - 06Q
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 009C E01021599
E01021599
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 009 E02004493
E02004493
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 009C E01021599
E01021599
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 009 E02004493
E02004493
Urban: 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
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:35 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:35 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CM1 2LU 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: 24879
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021599 and MSOA E02004493 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM1 2LU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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