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CM1 6BW

Broomfield and The Walthams · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chelmsford
Ward
Broomfield and The Walthams
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 6AY 129 m
CM1 6DS 139 m
CM1 6HJ 143 m
CM1 6EQ 148 m
CM1 6EJ 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 6BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 6
Latitude
51.764820
Longitude
0.493470
British National Grid easting
572,161
British National Grid northing
210,289

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Broomfield and The Walthams · E05004098
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

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Property

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, James Daniels View, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM1 6BW 31 October 2024 £620,000
7, James Daniels View, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM1 6BW 13 August 2020 £525,000
4, James Daniels View, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM1 6BW 19 December 2018 £680,000

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

    585 m

  2. New Hall School

    Other independent school

    1.2 km

  3. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
980
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 506
  • Anti social behaviour 103
  • Public order 59
  • Vehicle crime 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

30 female, 22 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
3.3
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 0.3% 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    2.0 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    2.8 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    2.9 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

    3.4 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    3.6 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

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Armistice Ave

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.1 miles

  • Armistice Ave

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.1 miles

  • Regiment Gate

    BCT · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles

  • Regiment Gate

    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
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £620,000 from 1 recorded sale in CM1 6BW. 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Beaulieu Park School is the nearest published school at 585 m.

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

Recorded crime

980 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 506 events.

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