CM1 7YE

Broomfield and The Walthams · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 7YB 1 m
CM1 7EH 76 m
CM1 7BB 93 m
CM1 7HX 154 m
CM1 7AX 183 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM1 7YE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 June 2003
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM1
Postcode sector
CM1 7
Latitude
51.768776
Longitude
0.473092
British National Grid easting
570,740
British National Grid northing
210,681

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04013167
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00109425
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 002A · E01021542
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 002 · E02004486

Postcode source versions

Explore CM1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
22
Secondary
6
  1. Chelmer Valley High School

    Academy converter

    492 m
  2. Broomfield Primary School

    Foundation school

    626 m
  3. The Belsteads School

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
968
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 537
  • Public order 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Other theft 64
  • Anti social behaviour 64

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81105

    2.1 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    2.4 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    3.1 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    3.3 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    4.3 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    4.4 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    4.8 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Jubilee Avenue

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.0 miles
  • Jubilee Avenue

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.0 miles
  • Church Green

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.1 miles
  • Church Green

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.2 miles
  • Butlers Farm

    BCT · Broomfield

    0.2 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 6 secondary schools. Chelmer Valley High School is the nearest published school at 492 m.

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

Recorded crime

968 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 537 events.

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