CM1 5SJ

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 7SJ 23 m
CM1 7SL 103 m
CM1 7HZ 166 m
CM2 6BX 169 m
CM1 7SG 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 5SJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 5
Latitude
51.742979
Longitude
0.487761
British National Grid easting
571,850
British National Grid northing
207,847

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
E00109836
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 007C · E01021622
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 007 · E02004491

Postcode source versions

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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

    92 m
  2. The Tyrrells School

    Academy converter

    495 m
  3. Perryfields Junior School

    Academy converter

    695 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,146
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,128
  • Shoplifting 842
  • Public order 391
  • Other theft 333
  • Drugs 327

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

    1.1 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    1.5 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    1.6 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    1.8 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    2.0 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    2.1 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    2.9 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    2.9 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    4.3 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Lawn Lane

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Lawn Lane

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Springfield Green

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Springfield Green

    BCT · Springfield

    0.2 miles
  • Hillary Close

    BCT · Springfield

    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 92 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,146 published events cover 12 months, averaging 428.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,128 events.

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