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CM1 5BG

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 7BG 3 m
CM1 7BW 90 m
CM1 7EW 125 m
CM1 7FD 150 m
CM1 7ER 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 5BG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 5
Latitude
51.772399
Longitude
0.468825
British National Grid easting
570,432
British National Grid northing
211,074

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
E00171008
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 002A · E01021542
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
39
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Chelmer Valley High School

    Academy converter

    156 m

  2. Broomfield Primary School

    Foundation school

    998 m

  3. The Belsteads School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
563
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 299
  • Public order 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Other theft 40
  • Anti social behaviour 34

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

6

within 5 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    1.8 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    2.6 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    3.5 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    3.8 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    4.8 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    4.9 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

  • Hospital

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles

  • Court Road

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 002A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,267 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Chelmer Valley High School is the nearest published school at 156 m.

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

Recorded crime

563 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 299 events.

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