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CM1 5EY

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 7EY 164 m
CM1 7EX 201 m
CM1 7TB 220 m
CM1 7TA 289 m
CM1 7EU 297 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 5EY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 5
Latitude
51.779939
Longitude
0.458349
British National Grid easting
569,681
British National Grid northing
211,888

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
E00180546
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
30
Primary
15
Secondary
5

  1. Chelmer Valley High School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  2. Great Waltham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km

  3. Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
505
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 280
  • Public order 45
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Other theft 44
  • Vehicle crime 23

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    1.6 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    3.4 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    4.5 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hospital

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.6 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.6 miles

  • Ambulance HQ

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.6 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.6 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.6 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 5 secondary schools. Chelmer Valley High School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

505 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 280 events.

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