CM1 7NH

The Lawns · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 7NS 3 m
CM1 7NX 48 m
CM1 6NG 83 m
CM1 7NU 101 m
CM1 6NP 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 7NH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 7
Latitude
51.747877
Longitude
0.486639
British National Grid easting
571,754
British National Grid northing
208,389

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
The Lawns · E05004116
Parish or community
E43000285
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00109844
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 004F · E01021624
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 004 · E02004488

Postcode source versions

Explore CM1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
31
Secondary
9
  1. Perryfields Junior School

    Academy converter

    157 m
  2. Perryfields Infant School

    Academy converter

    229 m
  3. The Boswells School

    Academy converter

    317 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,692
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,325
  • Public order 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 185
  • Other theft 173
  • Drugs 165

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    1.2 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    1.7 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    1.9 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    1.9 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    2.1 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    2.5 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    3.2 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    3.4 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    4.1 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    4.5 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Paignton Avenue

    BCT · Springfield

    0.0 miles
  • Paignton Avenue

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Two Saxons

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Two Saxons

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles
  • Lawn Lane

    BCT · Springfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 004F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,335 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 9 secondary schools. Perryfields Junior School is the nearest published school at 157 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,692 published events cover 12 months, averaging 224.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,325 events.

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