CM1 2FY

St Andrews · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 2ET 63 m
CM1 2ES 71 m
CM1 2EB 77 m
CM1 2DZ 94 m
CM1 2FN 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 2FY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 2
Latitude
51.746728
Longitude
0.447967
British National Grid easting
569,089
British National Grid northing
208,171

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
E00109728
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 006E · E01021596
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 006 · E02004490

Postcode source versions

Explore CM1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
28
Secondary
8
  1. The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy

    Free schools special

    402 m
  2. The Hawthorns School

    Free schools special

    431 m
  3. Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery

    Academy converter

    485 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,947
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 944
  • Anti social behaviour 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 128
  • Public order 121
  • Other theft 117

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

10 female, 8 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
4.5
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

10

within 5 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    850 m

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    1.8 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    2.2 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    2.3 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    2.7 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    3.3 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    4.2 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    4.4 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    4.9 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    5.0 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

  • Albany Close

    BCT · Melbourne Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Albany Close

    BCT · Melbourne Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Wellington Close

    BCT · Melbourne Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Wellington Close

    BCT · Melbourne Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Canberra Close

    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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy is the nearest published school at 402 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,947 published events cover 12 months, averaging 162.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 944 events.

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