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CM1 3AU

Moulsham and Central · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Moulsham and Central
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM2 0NP 35 m
CM2 0NL 62 m
CM2 0RX 91 m
CM2 0NN 98 m
CM2 0RW 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 3AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 3
Latitude
51.731536
Longitude
0.462743
British National Grid easting
570,166
British National Grid northing
206,516

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Moulsham and Central · E05015473
Parish or community
E43000285
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00180548
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 023C · E01021582
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 023 · E02006979

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
31
Secondary
9

  1. Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    429 m

  2. St Anne's School

    Other independent school

    431 m

  3. St Cedd's School

    Other independent school

    446 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,851
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,274
  • Shoplifting 956
  • Public order 476
  • Other theft 403
  • Drugs 396

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM1 3 residents
8,481

Age bands in CM1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,334 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

1,015 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

2,040 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

2,203 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

1,856 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

    741 m

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    987 m

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    1.3 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    1.5 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    2.0 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    2.5 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    3.0 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    3.1 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Queen Street

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.3 miles

  • Queen Street

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.3 miles

  • RC Church

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.3 miles

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.3 miles

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 023C, 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

27,485 of 33,755

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

58 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 9 secondary schools. Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,851 published events cover 12 months, averaging 487.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,274 events.

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