Around average
IMD England
High · 17.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for CM20 1NT
Cambridge
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CM20 1NT
Coordinates
51.7782, 0.0917
Grid reference
TL443109
Easting
544,399
Northing
210,911
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32Q3HR+7M
User Type
Small 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.
14823
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14823 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 1NT
England & WalesCrime trends · near CM20 1NT
Counts are for Little Parndon & Town Centre 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
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.59.0%
Other White14.6%
Indian6.6%
African5.0%
Pakistani3.6%
+ 2 other groups · 11.2%
Religion
Christian45.7%
No religion38.2%
Muslim6.4%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu2.7%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4924.4%
25–3419.8%
50–6414.4%
5–97.8%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
Other24.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.3%
+ 8 other households · 34.1%
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 004E E01021843
E01021843MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Harlow 004 E02004547
E02004547LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Harlow 004E E01021843
E01021843MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Harlow 004 E02004547
E02004547Urban: 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 1NT 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: 14823
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01021843 and MSOA E02004547 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM20 1NT 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 1NT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
60%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 31%
Attainment 8
45.2
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 39%
Attainment 8
28.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
85%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 22%
Attainment 8
46.3
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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