# CM1 6BZ: area report for a postcode in Chelmsford

CM1 6BZ is a postcode in Chelmsford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Chelmsford. Open the map at CM1 6BZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) › [CM1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm1) › [CM1 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm1-6)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. Chelmsford 001F: 90 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5009,51.7641,CM16BZ
- **Beaulieu Park, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5009,51.7641,CM16BZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5009,51.7641,CM16BZ
- **No property in CM1 6BZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5009,51.7641,CM16BZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Chelmsford 001F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5009,51.7641,CM16BZ
- **£378,080 average price**: For the whole of Chelmsford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5009,51.7641,CM16BZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5009,51.7641,CM16BZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5009,51.7641,CM16BZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CM1 6BZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5009,51.7641,CM16BZ
- **Low road and rail noise at CM1 6BZ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5009,51.7641,CM16BZ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.5009,51.7641,CM16BZ
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5009,51.7641,CM16BZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Beaulieu Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-beaulieu-park-school-e145916) | All-through | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-hall-school-e115387) | Independent | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Springfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springfield-primary-school-e134065) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bishops-church-of-england-and-roman-catholic-primary-school-e115204) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Boswells School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-boswells-school-e137874) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Perryfields Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perryfields-infant-school-e145988) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [Perryfields Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perryfields-junior-school-e143784) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Belsteads School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-belsteads-school-e144378) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £530,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £570,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £432,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £81,250 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £484,500 | Detached, new build, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Chelmsford White Hart Lane Local (490 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £378,080** (July 2026). Chelmsford’s average house price was £378,080 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £46,179** (2025). Full-time workers living in Chelmsford earned a median of £46,179 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 39th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Chelmsford costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Chelmsford has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 65th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Chelmsford 001F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.9** (2025). Chelmsford 001F has a deprivation score of 16.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,339th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £470,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chelmsford 001F was £470,000 in 2025. Joint 5,634th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,685** (2021). Chelmsford 001F had 1,685 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,168th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.9%** (January 2026). In Chelmsford 001F, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CM1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CM1 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 69,073** (2021). CM1 had 69,073 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 47th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CM1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.2%** (January 2026). In CM1, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford)
- Centre: 51.7641, 0.5009

Council: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North West Essex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-essex): Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.5009,51.7641,CM16BZ

## How to cite

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