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CM1 7DF

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 7DE 43 m
CM1 7DD 61 m
CM1 7DG 78 m
CM1 7BU 91 m
CM1 7DB 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 7DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 7
Latitude
51.756474
Longitude
0.472187
British National Grid easting
570,724
British National Grid northing
209,311

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
E04013167
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00109431
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 002B · E01021543
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 002 · E02004486

Postcode source versions

Explore CM1

Property

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Coombe Rise, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7DF 31 October 2023 £440,000
8, Coombe Rise, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7DF 24 August 2016 £325,000
4, Coombe Rise, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7DF 5 February 2016 £410,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
29
Secondary
8

  1. Broomfield Primary School

    Foundation school

    791 m

  2. St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford

    Voluntary aided school

    813 m

  3. Lift Columbus

    Academy special converter

    943 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,618
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 820
  • Anti social behaviour 129
  • Criminal damage and arson 112
  • Public order 101
  • Shoplifting 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

10 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.7
CM1 7 residents
9,203

Age bands in CM1 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,487 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

762 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

2,409 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

2,178 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

1,924 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM1 7 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

11

within 5 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    1.2 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    1.7 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    2.7 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    3.0 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    3.3 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    3.5 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    3.5 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    3.5 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    4.1 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    4.7 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    5.0 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Erick Avenue

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles

  • Skerry Rise

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.1 miles

  • Skerry Rise

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.1 miles

  • Berwick Avenue

    BCT · Woodhall Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Berwick Avenue

    BCT · Woodhall Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 002B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,122 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £440,000 from 1 recorded sale in CM1 7DF. 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 8 secondary schools. Broomfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 791 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,618 published events cover 12 months, averaging 134.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 820 events.

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