CM1 5FL

Springfield North · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 6FL 9 m
CM1 6XD 104 m
CM1 6FW 110 m
CM1 6FN 136 m
CM1 6YU 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 5FL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 5
Latitude
51.756158
Longitude
0.499035
British National Grid easting
572,578
British National Grid northing
209,339

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04013172
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00109831
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 004C · E01021619
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 004 · E02004488

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
28
Secondary
8
  1. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    381 m
  2. The Beaulieu Park School

    Free schools

    469 m
  3. The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    508 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,491
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 667
  • Shoplifting 191
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Other theft 90
  • Public order 85

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 straight-line

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    1.0 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    2.4 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    2.5 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    2.8 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    3.1 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    3.3 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    3.6 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    3.8 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    4.1 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Goldenacres

    BCT · North Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Goldenacres

    BCT · North Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Carriage Drive

    BCT · North Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Harness Close

    BCT · North Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Beaulieu Gardens

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 004C, 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

29,840 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. Springfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,491 published events cover 12 months, averaging 124.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 667 events.

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