High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RM4 1ET
Chelmsford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RM4 1ET
Coordinates
51.6610, 0.2084
Grid reference
TQ528981
Easting
552,839
Northing
198,105
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32M665+98
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Chelmsford
ITL Region
Brentwood
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.
12468
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12468 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)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near RM4 1ET
England & WalesCrime trends · near RM4 1ET
Counts are for Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald 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
7
YoY —
16103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
16
YoY —
1691
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
14
YoY —
1692
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY -90%
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.5%
Other White2.0%
Indian1.3%
Gypsy / Trav.1.3%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian57.1%
No religion32.3%
Not answered6.5%
Sikh1.1%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6420.9%
35–4916.1%
65–7412.8%
25–349.7%
75–847.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
All members 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.6%
Any member 66+12.3%
Other8.3%
+ 7 other households · 36.1%
Administrative Information
Brentwood
Local Authority
Council AreaBrentwood and Ongar E14001125
Constituency
E14001125Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald
Constituency code
E14001125
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Navestock
International Territorial Level
Brentwood
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
South West Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 99E
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Brentwood 001C E01021443
E01021443MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Brentwood 001 E02004464
E02004464LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Brentwood 001C E01021443
E01021443MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Brentwood 001 E02004464
E02004464Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:38 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:38 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 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 RM4 1ET introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 12468
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01021443 and MSOA E02004464 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RM4 1ET 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
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