Around average
IMD England
Low · 0.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£400,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CM6 1DU
Postcode
CM6 1DU
Coordinates
51.8733, 0.3529
Grid reference
TL620220
Easting
562,074
Northing
222,026
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32V9F3+85
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Great Dunmow
Travel to Work
Chelmsford
ITL Region
Uttlesford
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.
17604
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17604 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 · CM6 1DU
HM Land Registry · Uttlesford
Average price
£427,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £400,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Oct '25Oct '25: 1 sales · avg £440,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£510k£449k£388k
Feb '24Jul '24Dec '24Oct '25
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 CM6 1DU
England & WalesCrime trends · near CM6 1DU
Counts are for Great Dunmow 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
3
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.2%
Other White3.6%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
No religion47.5%
Christian45.3%
Not answered4.5%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
35–4921.8%
50–6417.5%
25–3412.6%
65–748.8%
5–98.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%
Households
Other19.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.3%
Any member 66+13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.6%
+ 6 other households · 31.2%
Administrative Information
Uttlesford
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth West Essex E14001402
Constituency
E14001402Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Great Dunmow North
Constituency code
E14001402
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Great Dunmow
International Territorial Level
Uttlesford
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
Uttlesford 007D E01033054
E01033054MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Uttlesford 007 E02004597
E02004597LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Uttlesford 007D E01033054
E01033054MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Uttlesford 007 E02004597
E02004597Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:47 AM
Sunrise
5:53 PM
Sunset
12 hours 6 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:47 AM
Sunset (today)
5:53 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 6 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 CM6 1DU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 17604
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033054 and MSOA E02004597 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CM6 1DU 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 CM6 1DU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
58%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 19%
Attainment 8
46.6
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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