CM6 2SH

Thaxted & the Eastons · Uttlesford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM6 3PT 248 m
CM6 2DT 287 m
CM6 2DS 436 m
CM6 2DX 465 m
CM6 2DY 481 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM6 2SH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM6
Postcode sector
CM6 2
Latitude
51.915667
Longitude
0.338925
British National Grid easting
560,959
British National Grid northing
226,710

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Uttlesford · E07000077
Parish or community
E04004133
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00112251
Lower layer super output area
Uttlesford 004A · E01022092
Middle layer super output area
Uttlesford 004 · E02004594

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    863 m
  2. Helena Romanes School

    Academy converter

    3.9 km
  3. Thaxted Primary School

    Foundation school

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Burglary 5
  • Public order 3
  • Drugs 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THAXTED SURGERY

    MARGARET STREET, THAXTED, DUNMOW, CM6 2QN

    ODS code F81131

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • The Three Horseshoes

    BCT · Duton Hill

    0.3 miles
  • The Three Horseshoes

    BCT · Duton Hill

    0.3 miles
  • Abbeyview

    BCT · Duton Hill

    0.4 miles
  • Abbeyview

    BCT · Duton Hill

    0.4 miles
  • Browns Garage

    BCT · Great Easton

    0.8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 863 m.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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