CM6 3QF

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM6 2NU 838 m
CM6 3QE 863 m
CM6 3QG 1.2 km
CM6 2NT 1.2 km
CM6 2NP 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM6 3QF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM6
Postcode sector
CM6 3
Latitude
51.935882
Longitude
0.361028
British National Grid easting
562,406
British National Grid northing
229,007

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
E00112257
Lower layer super output area
Uttlesford 004A · E01022092
Middle layer super output area
Uttlesford 004 · E02004594

Postcode source versions

Explore CM6

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gladwyns Farm, Richmonds Green, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 3QF 2 September 2016 £644,500
Greenways, Richmonds Green, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 3QF 20 June 2002 £602,773
Greenways, Richmonds Green, Thaxted, Dunmow, CM6 3QF 13 October 2000 £210,000

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

    2.1 km
  2. Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Burglary 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

10 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.5
CM6 3 residents
8,553

Age bands in CM6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%

1,600 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

990 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.8%

1,754 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

2,268 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,425 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM6 3 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+
90%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
90%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90%
Gigabit-capable
90%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
10%
Next Generation Access
90%
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

    2.5 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Easton Road

    BCT · Thaxted

    1.2 miles
  • Easton Road

    BCT · Thaxted

    1.2 miles
  • Coal Yard

    BCT · Thaxted

    1.2 miles
  • Coal Yard

    BCT · Thaxted

    1.2 miles
  • Lindsell

    BCT · Lindsell

    1.3 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 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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