Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£337,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CM1 6DR
Postcode
CM1 6DR
Coordinates
51.7623, 0.4898
Grid reference
TL719100
Easting
571,919
Northing
210,003
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32QF6Q+WW
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.
21396
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21396 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 & WalesProperty sales · CM1 6DR
HM Land Registry · Chelmsford
Average price
£371,750
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £337,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £385,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£565k£431k£297k
Sep '23Dec '24Mar '25Aug '25Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near CM1 6DR
England & WalesCrime trends · near CM1 6DR
Counts are for Springfield North 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
28
YoY stable
402713
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.60.1%
Indian9.6%
Other White6.1%
African5.6%
Chinese3.5%
+ 7 other groups · 15.1%
Religion
No religion44.8%
Christian35.2%
Hindu7.7%
Muslim6.4%
Not answered3.3%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
35–4928.7%
25–3423.2%
≤412.5%
5–99.7%
10–158.9%
+ 4 other age groups · 17.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children30.1%
Other20.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.3%
+ 7 other households · 15.0%
Administrative Information
Chelmsford
Local Authority
Council AreaChelmsford E14001159
Constituency
E14001159Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Springfield North
Constituency code
E14001159
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Chelmsford Garden
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 004G E01034083
E01034083MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 004 E02004488
E02004488LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 004A E01021616
E01021616MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 004 E02004488
E02004488Urban: 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
April 2020
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~6 years
Active Duration
2020 -> PresentApril 2020 — Introduced
Postcode CM1 6DR introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034083 and MSOA E02004488 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM1 6DR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2020
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~6 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CM1 6DR
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 13%
Attainment 8
57.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
49%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
91%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 4%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 17%
Attainment 8
48.4
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 1–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
70.5
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 10–17FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
80%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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