CM1 6PB postcode in Chelmsford, Essex

CM1 6PB is a postcode in Chelmsford, in the Springfield North ward. It is in the Chelmsford parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since August 2025.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CM1 6PB can get it Across Chelmsford: 88% Typical price £420,000 Homes sold in CM1 6, last 12 months. ▼ 6.7% on the year before Nearest station Beaulieu Park 1.4 km in a straight line

Where CM1 6PB is, and what is near it

Map of CM1 6PB and what is near it Map of CM1 6PB: its centre point, with the 273 other postcodes in the CM1 6 sector, 2 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CM1 6AG: also in CM1 6CM1 6AH: also in CM1 6CM1 6AJ: also in CM1 6CM1 6AL: also in CM1 6CM1 6AN: also in CM1 6CM1 6AP: also in CM1 6CM1 6AQ: also in CM1 6CM1 6AR: also in CM1 6CM1 6AS: also in CM1 6CM1 6AT: also in CM1 6CM1 6AU: also in CM1 6CM1 6AX: also in CM1 6CM1 6AY: also in CM1 6CM1 6AZ: also in CM1 6CM1 6BA: also in CM1 6CM1 6BG: also in CM1 6CM1 6BH: also in CM1 6CM1 6BJ: also in CM1 6CM1 6BL: also in CM1 6CM1 6BN: also in CM1 6CM1 6BP: also in CM1 6CM1 6BQ: also in CM1 6CM1 6BS: also in CM1 6CM1 6BT: also in CM1 6CM1 6BU: also in CM1 6CM1 6BW: also in CM1 6CM1 6BX: also in CM1 6CM1 6BY: also in CM1 6CM1 6BZ: also in CM1 6CM1 6DA: also in CM1 6CM1 6DB: also in CM1 6CM1 6DD: also in CM1 6CM1 6DE: also in CM1 6CM1 6DF: also in CM1 6CM1 6DG: also in CM1 6CM1 6DJ: also in CM1 6CM1 6DL: also in CM1 6CM1 6DN: also in CM1 6CM1 6DP: also in CM1 6CM1 6DQ: also in CM1 6CM1 6DR: also in CM1 6CM1 6DS: also in CM1 6CM1 6DT: also in CM1 6CM1 6DU: also in CM1 6CM1 6DW: also in CM1 6CM1 6DY: also in CM1 6CM1 6EE: also in CM1 6CM1 6EF: also in CM1 6CM1 6EJ: also in CM1 6CM1 6EL: also in CM1 6CM1 6EN: also in CM1 6CM1 6EP: also in CM1 6CM1 6EQ: also in CM1 6CM1 6ER: also in CM1 6CM1 6ES: also in CM1 6CM1 6ET: also in CM1 6CM1 6EU: also in CM1 6CM1 6EY: also in CM1 6CM1 6EZ: also in CM1 6CM1 6FA: also in CM1 6CM1 6FB: also in CM1 6CM1 6FE: also in CM1 6CM1 6FF: also in CM1 6CM1 6FG: also in CM1 6CM1 6FQ: also in CM1 6CM1 6FR: also in CM1 6CM1 6FU: also in CM1 6CM1 6FW: also in CM1 6CM1 6GP: also in CM1 6CM1 6GR: also in CM1 6CM1 6GT: also in CM1 6CM1 6GU: also in CM1 6CM1 6HA: also in CM1 6CM1 6HD: also in CM1 6CM1 6HE: also in CM1 6CM1 6HF: also in CM1 6CM1 6HG: also in CM1 6CM1 6HH: also in CM1 6CM1 6HJ: also in CM1 6CM1 6HN: also in CM1 6CM1 6HP: also in CM1 6CM1 6HQ: also in CM1 6CM1 6HR: also in CM1 6CM1 6HS: also in CM1 6CM1 6HT: also in CM1 6CM1 6HW: also in CM1 6CM1 6LD: also in CM1 6CM1 6LE: also in CM1 6CM1 6LF: also in CM1 6CM1 6LG: also in CM1 6CM1 6LQ: also in CM1 6CM1 6NH: also in CM1 6CM1 6NS: also in CM1 6CM1 6NT: also in CM1 6CM1 6NU: also in CM1 6CM1 6NY: also in CM1 6CM1 6PD: also in CM1 6CM1 6PE: also in CM1 6CM1 6PF: also in CM1 6CM1 6SS: also in CM1 6CM1 6ST: also in CM1 6CM1 6SU: also in CM1 6CM1 6SX: also in CM1 6CM1 6SY: also in CM1 6CM1 6SZ: also in CM1 6CM1 6TD: also in CM1 6CM1 6UG: also in CM1 6CM1 6UL: also in CM1 6CM1 6UQ: also in CM1 6CM1 6UU: also in CM1 6CM1 6UX: also in CM1 6CM1 6UY: also in CM1 6CM1 6WP: also in CM1 6CM1 6YT: also in CM1 6CM1 6YU: also in CM1 6CM1 6YX: also in CM1 6CM1 6ZP: also in CM1 6 GP 2.0 kmThe Laurels Surgery 2.7 kmGP 3.0 kmChelmsford station 4.5 kmSpringfield North CM1 6PB Map of CM1 6PB and what is near it Map of CM1 6PB: its centre point, with the 273 other postcodes in the CM1 6 sector, 2 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.0 kmThe Laurels Surgery 2.7 kmGP 3.0 kmSpringfield North CM1 6PB
  • CM1 6PB
  • Other postcodes in CM1 6: press one for its page
  • 2 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7688, longitude 0.5086)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CM1 6PB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CM1 6PB?

Every home and business at CM1 6PB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CM1 6PB 100% Chelmsford 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CM1 6PB 100% Chelmsford 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CM1 6PB?

BinDayBuddy does not read Chelmsford City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Chelmsford City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CM1 6PB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CM1 6PB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Chelmsford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CM1 6PB: 2,321 properties in Chelmsford are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Chelmsford

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CM1 6PB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CM1 6PB?

Homes in CM1 6 sold for a typical £420,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 195 sales, down 6.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£420,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£450,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £650,000 49 sales
  • Semi-detached £447,500 66 sales
  • Terraced £365,000 45 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £185,000 35 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CM1 district: a typical £395,000 from 739 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CM1 6PB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CM1 6PB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CM1 6PB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,010 homes in the neighbourhood around CM1 6PB. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band E. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (55%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CM1 6PB

Band D in Chelmsford for 2026‑27: £2,300. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,789 (band B) to £3,834 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,811.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,533
Band Babout 40 (4%)£1,789
Band Cabout 190 (19%)£2,045
Band Dabout 220 (22%)£2,300
Band Eabout 250 (25%)£2,811
Band Fabout 210 (21%)£3,322
Band Gabout 100 (10%)£3,834
Band Hfewer than 5£4,600

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 45% 2010 to 2019
  9. 55% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Chelmsford before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CM1 6PB is in (ONS area E01034083), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CM1 6PB?

The nearest open schools to CM1 6PB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM1 6PB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CM1 6PB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM1 6PB is Beaulieu Park, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Beaulieu Park Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Chelmsford Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Remembrance Ave, 105 m away.

More stations near CM1 6PB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CM1 6PB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM1 6PB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CM1 6PB?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CM1 6PB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 1.7 kmCycle
  • EB Charging Ltd Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 6.9 kW 1.7 kmCycle
  • EB Charging Ltd Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 6.9 kW 1.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CM1 6PB?

The nearest to the centre of CM1 6PB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CM1 6PB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CM1 6PB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM1 6PB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CM1 6PB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM1 6PB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CM1 6PB?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM1 6PB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CM1 6PB in a conservation area?

The centre of CM1 6PB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CM1 6PB?

Police.uk records 78 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM1 6PB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences28 reports
Vehicle crime11 reports
Anti-social behaviour10 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Shoplifting8 reports
Public order5 reports

Also: other theft 4, other crime 2, burglary 1, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CM1 6PB

Ward
Springfield North
Parish
Chelmsford Garden
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 2025

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CM1 6NY100 mCM1 6HA110 mCM1 6HD120 mCM1 6PF140 mCM1 6NU150 mCM1 6NH160 m
All of CM1

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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