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CM1 7LG

Broomfield and The Walthams · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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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 7WS 52 m
CM1 7FA 131 m
CM1 7FD 132 m
CM1 7FN 145 m
CM1 7ET 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 7LG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 May 2009
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 7
Latitude
51.774029
Longitude
0.467871
British National Grid easting
570,360
British National Grid northing
211,253

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
E00171008
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 002A · E01021542
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 002 · E02004486

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
18
Secondary
5

  1. Chelmer Valley High School

    Academy converter

    299 m

  2. Broomfield Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.2 km

  3. The Belsteads School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
554
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 295
  • Public order 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Other theft 41
  • Anti social behaviour 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    1.6 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    2.8 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    3.7 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    4.0 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hospital

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.0 miles

  • Ambulance HQ

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.0 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.0 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.0 miles

  • Hospital

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 002A, 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

23,267 of 33,755

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

34 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Chelmer Valley High School is the nearest published school at 299 m.

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

Recorded crime

554 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 295 events.

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