CM1 2WD

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 2XR 71 m
CM1 2PR 75 m
CM1 2PU 110 m
CM1 2XN 123 m
CM1 2NB 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 2WD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 2
Latitude
51.741790
Longitude
0.451046
British National Grid easting
569,320
British National Grid northing
207,629

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
E00109729
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 009C · E01021599
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 009 · E02004493

Postcode source versions

Explore CM1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
30
Secondary
8
  1. The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy

    Free schools special

    187 m
  2. The Hawthorns School

    Free schools special

    223 m
  3. Kings Road Primary School

    Academy converter

    712 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,261
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,431
  • Shoplifting 394
  • Anti social behaviour 261
  • Public order 236
  • Other theft 192

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

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    1.0 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    1.5 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    1.7 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    2.0 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    2.2 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    2.8 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    3.8 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    4.2 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Admirals Park

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.1 miles
  • Admirals Park

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.1 miles
  • Highfield Road

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.2 miles
  • Highfield Road

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.2 miles
  • Chignal Corner

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 009C, 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

27,953 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy is the nearest published school at 187 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,261 published events cover 12 months, averaging 271.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,431 events.

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