CM1 1BA

Moulsham and Central · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chelmsford
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 1NE 42 m
CM1 1BD 43 m
CM1 1FZ 58 m
CM1 1EQ 60 m
CM1 1AT 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 1BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 1
Latitude
51.734718
Longitude
0.473504
British National Grid easting
570,897
British National Grid northing
206,895

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E43000285
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00180469
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 022D · E01033140
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 022 · E02006978

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bank Chambers, New Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1BA 13 May 2020 £41,400
Bank Chambers, New Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1BA 4 May 2018 £1,100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
31
Secondary
9
  1. The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford

    Voluntary aided school

    264 m
  2. Anglia Ruskin University

    Higher education institutions

    731 m
  3. Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    766 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,947
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,380
  • Shoplifting 929
  • Public order 484
  • Drugs 402
  • Anti social behaviour 393

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM1 1 residents
6,263

Age bands in CM1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

769 residents

Age 15 to 24
18%

1,081 residents

Age 25 to 44
46.5%

2,789 residents

Age 45 to 64
14.8%

889 residents

Age 65 and over
7.7%

464 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    575 m

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    684 m

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    1.2 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    1.5 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    1.9 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    2.2 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    2.7 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    3.1 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

    16A LORDSHIP ROAD, WRITTLE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3EH

    ODS code F81098

    3.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cathedral

    BCT · Chelmsford City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Cathedral

    BCT · Chelmsford City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Cathedral

    BCT · Chelmsford City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • High Chelmer

    BCT · Chelmsford City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • H & M

    BCT · Chelmsford City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 022D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,042 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

60 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 9 secondary schools. The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford is the nearest published school at 264 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,947 published events cover 12 months, averaging 495.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,380 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.