CM1 2DH

Chelmsford Rural West · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 4NB 152 m
CM1 4NA 331 m
CM1 4LR 339 m
CM1 4GJ 356 m
CM1 4NY 489 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 2DH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 2
Latitude
51.747308
Longitude
0.388759
British National Grid easting
565,000
British National Grid northing
208,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04003968
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00109478
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 011A · E01021551
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 011 · E02004495

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Roxwell Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    819 m
  2. Writtle College Limited

    Further education

    2.9 km
  3. Writtle Infant School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
37
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Burglary 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    3.1 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Roxwell

    0.2 miles
  • Green Lane

    BCT · Roxwell

    0.2 miles
  • Boyton Hall Lane

    BCT · Boyton Cross

    0.4 miles
  • Boyton Hall Lane

    BCT · Boyton Cross

    0.4 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Roxwell

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 011A, 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

15,854 of 33,755

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

16 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Roxwell Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 819 m.

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

Recorded crime

37 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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