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CM1 5AY

Broomfield and The Walthams · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Broomfield and The Walthams
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 7AY 3 m
CM1 7BA 47 m
CM1 7AT 86 m
CM1 7AZ 100 m
CM1 7AN 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 5AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 5
Latitude
51.764929
Longitude
0.470823
British National Grid easting
570,598
British National Grid northing
210,248

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Broomfield and The Walthams · E05004098
Parish or community
E04013167
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00109426
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 002B · E01021543
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 002 · E02004486

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
24
Secondary
6

  1. Broomfield Primary School

    Foundation school

    171 m

  2. Chelmer Valley High School

    Academy converter

    756 m

  3. Lift Columbus

    Academy special converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,169
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 636
  • Criminal damage and arson 93
  • Public order 84
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Other theft 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    1.9 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    2.6 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    2.7 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    3.2 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    3.9 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    4.1 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    4.4 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    4.4 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    4.7 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

  • New Road

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles

  • New Road

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles

  • Church Green

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles

  • The Angel

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.2 miles

  • Church Green

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 002B, 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

30,122 of 33,755

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

45 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Broomfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 171 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,169 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 636 events.

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