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CM1 4YF

Patching Hall · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chelmsford
Ward
Patching Hall
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 4YD 85 m
CM1 4DQ 86 m
CM1 4YE 126 m
CM1 4BX 132 m
CM1 4YA 175 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 4YF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 4
Latitude
51.755791
Longitude
0.459702
British National Grid easting
569,865
British National Grid northing
209,206

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Patching Hall · E05004109
Parish or community
E43000285
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00109662
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 002D · E01021590
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 002 · E02004486

Postcode source versions

Explore CM1

Property

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Dombey Close, Chelmsford, CM1 4YF 18 November 2022 £700,000
15, Dombey Close, Chelmsford, CM1 4YF 17 August 2017 £390,000
6, Dombey Close, Chelmsford, CM1 4YF 2 June 2017 £467,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. Lift Columbus

    Academy special converter

    291 m

  2. St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford

    Voluntary aided school

    496 m

  3. Tanglewood Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    694 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,740
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 876
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Criminal damage and arson 121
  • Shoplifting 102
  • Public order 101

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

28 female, 25 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.3
CM1 4 residents
13,552

Age bands in CM1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

2,405 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,464 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

3,276 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

3,891 residents

Age 65 and over
20.2%

2,801 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM1 4 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+
77.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
77.3%
Gigabit-capable
77.3%
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

9

within 5 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    720 m

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    1.9 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    3.1 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    3.3 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    3.5 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    3.6 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    3.7 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    3.7 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    3.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Longleat Close

    BCT · Woodhall Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Longleat Close

    BCT · Woodhall Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Quilp Drive

    BCT · North Melbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Woodhall Road

    BCT · Woodhall Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Woodhall Road

    BCT · Woodhall Estate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 002D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,306 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £700,000 from 1 recorded sale in CM1 4YF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Chelmsford is £383,103 in June 2026, down 1.2% year on year.

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Lift Columbus is the nearest published school at 291 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,740 published events cover 12 months, averaging 145 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 876 events.

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