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CM1 2BU

St Andrews · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chelmsford
Ward
St Andrews
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 2BX 29 m
CM1 2BT 45 m
CM1 2BY 74 m
CM1 2DW 100 m
CM1 2BS 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 2BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 2
Latitude
51.748082
Longitude
0.453372
British National Grid easting
569,457
British National Grid northing
208,334

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
St Andrews · E05004111
Parish or community
E43000285
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00109726
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 006E · E01021596
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 006 · E02004490

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Taylor Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2BU 19 February 2016 £238,000
6, Taylor Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2BU 28 February 1996 £52,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
28
Secondary
8

  1. Parkwood Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    189 m

  2. Tanglewood Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    289 m

  3. The Hawthorns School

    Free schools special

    495 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,555
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,182
  • Shoplifting 223
  • Anti social behaviour 215
  • Public order 181
  • Other theft 157

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

13 female, 16 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.9
CM1 2 residents
16,431

Age bands in CM1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%

3,333 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

1,870 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.4%

4,765 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

4,071 residents

Age 65 and over
16.3%

2,725 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    448 m

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    1.6 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    2.4 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    2.5 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    2.6 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    3.2 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    3.9 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    4.0 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

    30 BROOK HILL, LITTLE WALTHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3LL

    ODS code F81105

    4.7 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    4.7 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

  • Melbourne Shops

    BCT · Melbourne Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Melbourne Shops

    BCT · Melbourne Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Taylor Avenue

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.1 miles

  • Taylor Avenue

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.1 miles

  • Melbourne School

    BCT · Melbourne Farm

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 006E, 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

5,263 of 33,755

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

54 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. Parkwood Academy is the nearest published school at 189 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,555 published events cover 12 months, averaging 212.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,182 events.

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