CM1 1DB

Moulsham and Central · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 1GH 50 m
CM1 1BD 62 m
CM1 1GD 67 m
CM1 1BA 104 m
CM1 1NE 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 1DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 1
Latitude
51.734759
Longitude
0.475013
British National Grid easting
571,001
British National Grid northing
206,903

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
E00170982
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 022C · E01034090
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 022 · E02006978

Postcode source versions

Explore CM1

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

    203 m
  2. Trinity Road Primary School

    Community school

    706 m
  3. Anglia Ruskin University

    Higher education institutions

    726 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,035
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,415
  • Shoplifting 958
  • Public order 484
  • Drugs 403
  • Anti social behaviour 401

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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    547 m

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    694 m

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    1.1 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    1.6 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

    2.1 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    2.6 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    3.0 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    3.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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
  • High Chelmer

    BCT · Chelmsford City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Cathedral

    BCT · Chelmsford City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • H & M

    BCT · Chelmsford City Centre

    0.2 miles
  • Cathedral

    BCT · Chelmsford City Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 022C, 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

16,159 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

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 203 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,035 published events cover 12 months, averaging 502.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,415 events.

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