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CM1 6BL

Springfield North · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chelmsford
Ward
Springfield North
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 6DF 33 m
CM1 6AZ 42 m
CM1 6DE 59 m
CM1 6BP 75 m
CM1 6DJ 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 6BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 6
Latitude
51.762834
Longitude
0.503520
British National Grid easting
572,862
British National Grid northing
210,092

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Springfield North · E05004115
Parish or community
E04013169
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00180504
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 004G · E01034083
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 004 · E02004488

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Minns Avenue, Chelmsford Garden, Chelmsford, CM1 6BL 6 July 2026 £99,000
20, Minns Avenue, Chelmsford Garden, Chelmsford, CM1 6BL 23 January 2026 £85,000
40, Minns Avenue, Chelmsford Garden, Chelmsford, CM1 6BL 5 December 2025 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. The Beaulieu Park School

    Free schools

    485 m

  2. New Hall School

    Other independent school

    569 m

  3. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,087
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 496
  • Shoplifting 110
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Vehicle crime 76
  • Public order 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
98

55 female, 43 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.8
CM1 6 residents
15,497

Age bands in CM1 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.4%

3,201 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,539 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.3%

4,588 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

4,031 residents

Age 65 and over
14.7%

2,300 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM1 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    1.5 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    2.8 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    3.1 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    3.2 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    3.3 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    3.4 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    4.1 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    4.4 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Commonwealth Link

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles

  • William Porter

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles

  • Commonwealth Link

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles

  • William Porter

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles

  • Regiment Gate

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 004G, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,396 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £103,250 from 5 recorded sales in CM1 6BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Chelmsford is £383,103 in June 2026, down 1.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

42 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Beaulieu Park School is the nearest published school at 485 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,087 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 496 events.

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