High deprivation
IMD England
High · 17.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CM20 1NB
Cambridge
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CM20 1NB
Coordinates
51.7690, 0.0969
Grid reference
TL447098
Easting
544,788
Northing
209,894
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32Q39W+JQ
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Harlow
Travel to Work
Cambridge
ITL Region
Harlow
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.
11893
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11893 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 CM20 1NB
England & WalesCrime trends · near CM20 1NB
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Little Parndon & Town Centre electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
95
YoY stable
957554
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
23
YoY +92%
302010
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY stable
1272
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
22
YoY +47%
23157
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.76.1%
Other White9.1%
African6.0%
Pakistani1.3%
Other Black1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 6.2%
Religion
Christian46.5%
No religion42.9%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim3.3%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 0.4%
Age groups
50–6419.6%
35–4919.4%
25–3413.6%
10–158.3%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.1%
Households
Any member 66+15.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.6%
Other14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
+ 8 other households · 36.0%
Administrative Information
Harlow
Local Authority
Council AreaHarlow E14001267
Constituency
E14001267Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Little Parndon & Town Centre
Constituency code
E14001267
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Harlow, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Harlow
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
West Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 07H
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Harlow 007B E01021868
E01021868MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Harlow 007 E02004550
E02004550LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Harlow 007B E01021868
E01021868MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Harlow 007 E02004550
E02004550Urban: 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
5:50 AM
Sunrise
5:52 PM
Sunset
12 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
5:52 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 2 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 CM20 1NB 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: 11893
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021868 and MSOA E02004550 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM20 1NB 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 CM20 1NB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 39%
Attainment 8
28.1
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
52%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 22%
Attainment 8
46.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
85%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
67%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 31%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 29%
Attainment 8
44.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
60%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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