CM1 5JF

The Lawns · 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 6JF 5 m
CM1 6LP 85 m
CM1 6LR 108 m
CM1 6LW 112 m
CM1 6JE 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 5JF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 5
Latitude
51.749528
Longitude
0.494032
British National Grid easting
572,258
British National Grid northing
208,590

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
The Lawns · E05004116
Parish or community
E43000285
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00109843
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 004F · E01021624
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 004 · E02004488

Postcode source versions

Explore CM1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
29
Secondary
9
  1. The Boswells School

    Academy converter

    243 m
  2. The Tyrrells School

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary aided school

    452 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,658
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 817
  • Shoplifting 171
  • Anti social behaviour 110
  • Other theft 98
  • Public order 95

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

    1.2 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    1.7 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    1.8 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    2.4 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    2.5 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    2.8 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    3.4 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    3.6 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    3.7 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Falmouth Road

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Falmouth Road

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Havengore

    BCT · Springfield

    0.2 miles
  • Havengore

    BCT · Springfield

    0.2 miles
  • New Bowers Way

    BCT · North Springfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 004F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,335 of 33,755

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

57 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 9 secondary schools. The Boswells School is the nearest published school at 243 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,658 published events cover 12 months, averaging 138.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 817 events.

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