High deprivation
IMD England
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SS11 7FA
Chelmsford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SS11 7FA
Coordinates
51.6317, 0.5815
Grid reference
TQ787957
Easting
578,761
Northing
195,701
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F32JHJJ+MJ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
12687
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12687 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.5%
Other White1.9%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Christian55.4%
No religion37.0%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
50–6428.3%
65–7423.2%
75–8412.2%
35–4911.9%
25–346.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 17.8%
Households
All members 66+21.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children19.0%
Any member 66+17.3%
Other9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.2%
+ 7 other households · 24.4%
Administrative Information
Chelmsford
Local Authority
Council AreaMaldon E14001351
Constituency
E14001351Essex
Police Force
England
Ward
Rettendon and Runwell
Constituency code
E14001351
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Rettendon
International Territorial Level
Chelmsford
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
Mid Essex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Essex ICB - 06Q
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 021D E01034087
E01034087MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 021 E02004505
E02004505LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chelmsford 021B E01021594
E01021594MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chelmsford 021 E02004505
E02004505Smaller 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
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:02 PM
Sunset
12 hours 22 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:02 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 22 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 2016
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~10 years
Active Duration
2016 -> PresentFebruary 2016 — Introduced
Postcode SS11 7FA introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01034087 and MSOA E02004505 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SS11 7FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2016
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~10 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SS11 7FA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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