CM1 5NB

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 6NB 4 m
CM1 6LZ 73 m
CM1 6ND 74 m
CM1 6NE 74 m
CM1 6NA 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 5NB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 5
Latitude
51.748375
Longitude
0.489492
British National Grid easting
571,949
British National Grid northing
208,451

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
E00109846
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

    135 m
  2. Perryfields Junior School

    Academy converter

    178 m
  3. The Tyrrells School

    Academy converter

    221 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,277
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,154
  • Public order 173
  • Shoplifting 169
  • Other theft 148
  • Anti social behaviour 131

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    1.4 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    1.5 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

    2.1 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    2.2 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    2.6 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    3.4 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

    3.9 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    4.4 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Two Saxons

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Falmouth Road

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Falmouth Road

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Two Saxons

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Paignton Avenue

    BCT · 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 135 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,277 published events cover 12 months, averaging 189.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,154 events.

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