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CM1 2RU

Waterhouse Farm · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Waterhouse Farm
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 2FU 15 m
CM1 2RS 62 m
CM1 2RR 121 m
CM1 2SB 144 m
CM1 2RP 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 2RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2015
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 2
Latitude
51.734096
Longitude
0.453425
British National Grid easting
569,513
British National Grid northing
206,779

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Waterhouse Farm · E05004118
Parish or community
E43000285
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00109875
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 011B · E01021632
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 011 · E02004495

Postcode source versions

Explore CM1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
31
Secondary
9

  1. Westlands Community Primary School

    Community school

    185 m

  2. Community College Initiative Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    607 m

  3. King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,300
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,062
  • Shoplifting 943
  • Public order 384
  • Drugs 364
  • Other theft 350

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    862 m

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    1.5 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    1.7 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    1.7 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    1.9 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    2.2 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    3.6 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    3.8 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Beeches Road

    BCT · Westlands Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Beeches Road

    BCT · Westlands Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Ash Tree Cres

    BCT · Westlands Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Ash Tree Cres

    BCT · Westlands Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Benedict Drive

    BCT · Westlands Estate

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 011B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,256 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

57 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 9 secondary schools. Westlands Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,300 published events cover 12 months, averaging 441.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,062 events.

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