CM6 2RS

Thaxted & the Eastons · Uttlesford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM6 2LT 15 m
CM6 2LH 25 m
CM6 2NF 58 m
CM6 2FS 70 m
CM6 2LQ 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM6 2RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM6
Postcode sector
CM6 2
Latitude
51.952612
Longitude
0.346014
British National Grid easting
561,314
British National Grid northing
230,834

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Uttlesford · E07000077
Parish or community
E04004164
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00112258
Lower layer super output area
Uttlesford 004A · E01022092
Middle layer super output area
Uttlesford 004 · E02004594

Postcode source versions

Explore CM6

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Old Organ Works, 1, Orange Street, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 2RS 28 January 2020 £365,000
The Old Organ Works, 2, Orange Street, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 2RS 1 November 2012 £279,000
The Old Organ Works, 3, Orange Street, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 2RS 6 June 2011 £284,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Thaxted Primary School

    Foundation school

    99 m
  2. Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    5.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
136
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 80
  • Public order 12
  • Burglary 10
  • Other theft 9
  • Vehicle crime 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
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% 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THAXTED SURGERY

    MARGARET STREET, THAXTED, DUNMOW, CM6 2QN

    ODS code F81131

    336 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Star

    BCT · Thaxted

    0.0 miles
  • The Star

    BCT · Thaxted

    0.0 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Thaxted

    0.1 miles
  • The Guildhall

    BCT · Thaxted

    0.1 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Thaxted

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Uttlesford 004A, 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

21,548 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Thaxted Primary School is the nearest published school at 99 m.

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

Recorded crime

136 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 80 events.

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