CM1 5DL

Broomfield and The Walthams · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 7EQ 24 m
CM1 7AH 115 m
CM1 7DJ 151 m
CM1 7DN 156 m
CM1 7AQ 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 5DL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 5
Latitude
51.761772
Longitude
0.472129
British National Grid easting
570,700
British National Grid northing
209,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04013167
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00109430
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 002B · E01021543
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 002 · E02004486

Postcode source versions

Explore CM1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
25
Secondary
7
  1. Broomfield Primary School

    Foundation school

    234 m
  2. Chelmer Valley High School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,220
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 633
  • Anti social behaviour 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 92
  • Public order 87
  • Other theft 68

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

10

within 5 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    1.6 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    2.3 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    2.9 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    2.9 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    3.6 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    3.8 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    4.1 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    4.1 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    4.5 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    5.0 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

  • The Angel

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles
  • The Angel

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles
  • Post Office Road

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles
  • Post Office Road

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles
  • New Road

    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

48 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 7 secondary schools. Broomfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 234 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,220 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 633 events.

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