CM1 6BU

Broomfield and The Walthams · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chelmsford
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 6BY 71 m
CM1 6BT 85 m
CM1 6DA 128 m
CM1 6BQ 146 m
CM1 6AX 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 6BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 6
Latitude
51.764250
Longitude
0.495757
British National Grid easting
572,321
British National Grid northing
210,231

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04013169
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00180532
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 001F · E01034082
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 001 · E02004485

Postcode source versions

Explore CM1

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
56, Edward Harvey Link, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM1 6BU 23 March 2021 £725,000
64, Edward Harvey Link, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM1 6BU 4 December 2020 £500,000
9, Edward Harvey Link, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM1 6BU 29 November 2019 £530,000

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

    461 m
  2. New Hall School

    Other independent school

    1.1 km
  3. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
944
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 482
  • Anti social behaviour 100
  • Public order 57
  • Vehicle crime 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
101

60 female, 41 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM1 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    1.8 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    2.9 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    3.0 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    3.0 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    3.3 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    3.4 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    4.0 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Regiment Gate

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles
  • Regiment Gate

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles
  • Armistice Ave

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles
  • Armistice Ave

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles
  • Brassie Wood South

    BCT · Channels Est

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 001F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,350 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
0
Medium risk addresses
8
Low risk addresses
4
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

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Beaulieu Park School is the nearest published school at 461 m.

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

Recorded crime

944 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 482 events.

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