CM1 6RA

Springfield North · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 6YN 42 m
CM1 6FY 54 m
CM1 6QZ 65 m
CM1 6QY 69 m
CM1 6YS 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 6RA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1997
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 6
Latitude
51.750380
Longitude
0.500483
British National Grid easting
572,700
British National Grid northing
208,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04013172
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00109822
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 007B · E01021621
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
56
Primary
29
Secondary
9
  1. The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    149 m
  2. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    502 m
  3. The Boswells School

    Academy converter

    697 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,481
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 669
  • Shoplifting 183
  • Anti social behaviour 105
  • Vehicle crime 92
  • Other theft 90

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    716 m

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    1.7 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    2.2 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    2.8 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    2.8 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    3.0 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    3.2 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    3.5 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    4.1 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • New Bowers Way

    BCT · North Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • New Bowers Way

    BCT · North Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Osea Way

    BCT · Springfield

    0.2 miles
  • Osea Way

    BCT · Springfield

    0.2 miles
  • Reubens Gate

    BCT · North Springfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 007B, 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

22,231 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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

56 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 9 secondary schools. The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 149 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,481 published events cover 12 months, averaging 123.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 669 events.

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