CM1 1HQ

Moulsham and Central · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 1ER 2 m
CM1 1DX 21 m
CM1 1BE 46 m
CM1 1DD 51 m
CM1 1FZ 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 1HQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 1
Latitude
51.733891
Longitude
0.473068
British National Grid easting
570,870
British National Grid northing
206,802

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
E00180467
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 023B · E01034092
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 023 · E02006979

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

    355 m
  2. Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    673 m
  3. St Anne's School

    Other independent school

    819 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,077
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,417
  • Shoplifting 942
  • Public order 493
  • Other theft 416
  • Drugs 406

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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    507 m

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    775 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

    1.5 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    2.0 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

    3.2 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • High Chelmer

    BCT · Chelmsford City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • H & M

    BCT · Chelmsford City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • H & M

    BCT · Chelmsford City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Cathedral

    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 023B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,940 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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 355 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,077 published events cover 12 months, averaging 506.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,417 events.

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