CM6 2BN

Takeley · Uttlesford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dunmow
Ward
Takeley
Local authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM6
Postcode sector
CM6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM6 2BW 500 m
CM6 2BG 564 m
CM22 6PJ 607 m
CM22 6PH 672 m
CM6 2BE 701 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM6 2BN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM6
Postcode sector
CM6 2
Latitude
51.903289
Longitude
0.280988
British National Grid easting
557,018
British National Grid northing
225,207

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Uttlesford · E07000077
Electoral ward
Takeley · E05009929
Parish or community
E04004121
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00112269
Lower layer super output area
Uttlesford 006D · E01022095
Middle layer super output area
Uttlesford 006 · E02004596

Postcode source versions

Explore CM6

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Damson Cottage, Woodgates End, Broxted, Dunmow, CM6 2BN 12 January 2024 £220,000
Trouts Cottage, 2, Woodgates End, Broxted, Dunmow, CM6 2BN 6 December 2023 £320,000
Plot 4c Garrolds Farm, Broxted, Dunmow, CM6 2BN 27 September 2023 £30,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.4 km
  2. Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    3.6 km
  3. Roseacres Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
784
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 228
  • Violence and sexual offences 147
  • Shoplifting 103
  • Drugs 57
  • Vehicle crime 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

5 female, 8 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.9
CM6 2 residents
6,757

Age bands in CM6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,269 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

716 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.9%

1,547 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

2,147 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

1,708 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM6 2 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.

Nearby transport

  • Chapel Cottages

    BCT · Molehill Green

    0.3 miles
  • Chapel Cottages

    BCT · Molehill Green

    0.3 miles
  • School Lane

    BCT · Molehill Green

    0.4 miles
  • School Lane

    BCT · Molehill Green

    0.4 miles
  • The Three Horseshoes

    BCT · Molehill Green

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Uttlesford 006D, 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

20,261 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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
4
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
7
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 £190,000 from 7 recorded sales in CM6 2BN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Uttlesford is £482,652 in June 2026, up 3.5% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

784 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 228 events.

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