Around average
IMD England
61
Crime · May '26
£200,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CM1 7BL
Chelmsford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CM1 7BL
Coordinates
51.7664, 0.4771
Grid reference
TL710104
Easting
571,023
Northing
210,424
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32QF8G+HR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Broomfield
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.
15470
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15470 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · CM1 7BL
HM Land Registry · Chelmsford
Average price
£200,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £200,000
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Police Recorded Crime near CM1 7BL
Crime trends · near CM1 7BL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
563616
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
24
YoY -27%
ASB
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +75%
Vehicle Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +17%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.66.9%
Indian8.5%
Other White4.8%
African3.6%
Other Asian2.7%
+ 5 other groups · 13.5%
Religion
No religion44.1%
Christian38.9%
Hindu5.8%
Muslim5.2%
Not answered3.8%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
35–4928.7%
25–3417.3%
≤412.5%
5–911.2%
50–649.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 20.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children32.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.4%
Other10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.7%
+ 7 other households · 24.0%
Administrative Information
Chelmsford
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth West Essex E14001402
Constituency
E14001402Essex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Broomfield and The Walthams
Constituency code
E14001402
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Broomfield
International Territorial Level
Chelmsford
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Essex
NHS ScotlandEast 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 001F E01034082
E01034082MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 001 E02004485
E02004485LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 001D E01021541
E01021541MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 001 E02004485
E02004485Urban: 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
3:52 AM
Sunrise
8:14 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:52 AM
Sunset (today)
8:14 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJuly 1995 — Introduced
Postcode CM1 7BL 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: 15470
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034082 and MSOA E02004485 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM1 7BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CM1 7BL
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Broomfield Primary School
Essex · CM1 7DN
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Chelmer Valley High School
Essex · CM1 7ER
Good
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
The Belsteads School
Essex · CM3 3PP
0.7 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 10–17
The Beaulieu Park School
Essex · CM1 6DT
Outstanding
1.0 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19
Springfield Primary School
Essex · CM1 6XW
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Lift Columbus
Essex · CM1 4ZB
Good
1.2 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Essex · CM1 4BS
Good
1.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Perryfields Junior School
Essex · CM1 7PP
Outstanding
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Perryfields Infant School
Essex · CM1 7PP
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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