CM1 5RW

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 7RW 6 m
CM1 7RR 66 m
CM1 7RS 94 m
CM1 7SB 124 m
CM1 7RX 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 5RW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 5
Latitude
51.741215
Longitude
0.484014
British National Grid easting
571,598
British National Grid northing
207,642

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
E00109839
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 007C · E01021622
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 007 · E02004491

Postcode source versions

Explore CM1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
32
Secondary
9
  1. Chelmsford Hospital School

    Other independent school

    405 m
  2. Trinity Road Primary School

    Community school

    664 m
  3. Anglia Ruskin University

    Higher education institutions

    670 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,714
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,311
  • Shoplifting 959
  • Public order 454
  • Other theft 370
  • Drugs 367

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

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    768 m

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    1.3 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    1.6 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    1.7 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    1.9 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    2.1 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    2.5 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    2.8 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    4.1 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Arbour Lane Bridge

    BCT · Springfield

    0.0 miles
  • Hillary Close

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Hillary Close

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • The Alma

    BCT · Springfield Park

    0.2 miles
  • The Alma

    BCT · Springfield Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 007C, 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

31,337 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 9 secondary schools. Chelmsford Hospital School is the nearest published school at 405 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,714 published events cover 12 months, averaging 476.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,311 events.

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