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CM6 1AD

Great Dunmow South & Barnston · Uttlesford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Great Dunmow South & Barnston
Local authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM6
Postcode sector
CM6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM6 1AB 2 m
CM6 1LQ 35 m
CM6 1AG 44 m
CM6 1AQ 60 m
CM6 1BD 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM6 1AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM6
Postcode sector
CM6 1
Latitude
51.872313
Longitude
0.363245
British National Grid easting
562,788
British National Grid northing
221,943

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Uttlesford · E07000077
Electoral ward
Great Dunmow South & Barnston · E05009918
Parish or community
E04012937
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00112125
Lower layer super output area
Uttlesford 007B · E01022067
Middle layer super output area
Uttlesford 007 · E02004597

Postcode source versions

Explore CM6

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Dunmow St Mary's Primary School

    Foundation school

    444 m

  2. Cambian Great Dunmow School

    Other independent special school

    617 m

  3. Great Dunmow Primary School

    Foundation school

    938 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
649
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 273
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Anti social behaviour 65
  • Public order 46
  • Other theft 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM6 1 residents
13,949

Age bands in CM6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%
2,642 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.7%
1,404 residents
Age 25 to 44
24.9%
3,594 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.1%
4,057 residents
Age 65 and over
19%
2,748 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • ANGEL LANE SURGERY

    ANGEL LANE, DUNMOW, CM6 1AQ

    ODS code F81090

    60 m

  • JOHN TASKER HOUSE SURGERY

    JOHN TASKER HOUSE, 56 NEW STREET, DUNMOW, CM6 1BH

    ODS code F81118

    241 m

Nearby transport

  • High Street

    BCT · Great Dunmow

    87 m

  • High Street

    BCT · Great Dunmow

    91 m

  • North Street

    BCT · Great Dunmow

    274 m

  • Stortford Road

    BCT · Great Dunmow

    285 m

  • Stortford Road

    BCT · Great Dunmow

    315 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Uttlesford 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

22,301 of 33,755

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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Dunmow St Mary's Primary School is the nearest published school at 444 m.

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

Recorded crime

649 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 273 events.

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