CM1 7HP postcode in Broomfield, Essex

CM1 7HP is a postcode in Broomfield, in the Broomfield and The Walthams ward of Chelmsford. It is in the North West Essex parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since July 1995.

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 91% of homes and businesses can get it. Chelmsford: 88% Typical price £423,500 Homes sold in CM1 7, last 12 months. ▲ 3.3% on the year before Nearest station Beaulieu Park 3.6 km in a straight line

Where CM1 7HP is, and what is near it

Map of CM1 7HP and what is near it Map of CM1 7HP: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the CM1 7 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. CM1 7AA: also in CM1 7CM1 7AB: also in CM1 7CM1 7AD: also in CM1 7CM1 7AE: also in CM1 7CM1 7AG: also in CM1 7CM1 7AH: also in CM1 7CM1 7AJ: also in CM1 7CM1 7AL: also in CM1 7CM1 7AN: also in CM1 7CM1 7AP: also in CM1 7CM1 7AQ: also in CM1 7CM1 7AR: also in CM1 7CM1 7AS: also in CM1 7CM1 7AT: also in CM1 7CM1 7AU: also in CM1 7CM1 7AW: also in CM1 7CM1 7AX: also in CM1 7CM1 7AY: also in CM1 7CM1 7AZ: also in CM1 7CM1 7BA: also in CM1 7CM1 7BB: also in CM1 7CM1 7BD: also in CM1 7CM1 7BE: also in CM1 7CM1 7BG: also in CM1 7CM1 7BH: also in CM1 7CM1 7BJ: also in CM1 7CM1 7BL: also in CM1 7CM1 7BN: also in CM1 7CM1 7BP: also in CM1 7CM1 7BQ: also in CM1 7CM1 7BT: also in CM1 7CM1 7BU: also in CM1 7CM1 7BW: also in CM1 7CM1 7BX: also in CM1 7CM1 7BY: also in CM1 7CM1 7BZ: also in CM1 7CM1 7DA: also in CM1 7CM1 7DB: also in CM1 7CM1 7DD: also in CM1 7CM1 7DE: also in CM1 7CM1 7DF: also in CM1 7CM1 7DG: also in CM1 7CM1 7DJ: also in CM1 7CM1 7DN: also in CM1 7CM1 7DP: also in CM1 7CM1 7DQ: also in CM1 7CM1 7DR: also in CM1 7CM1 7DS: also in CM1 7CM1 7DT: also in CM1 7CM1 7DU: also in CM1 7CM1 7DW: also in CM1 7CM1 7DX: also in CM1 7CM1 7DY: also in CM1 7CM1 7DZ: also in CM1 7CM1 7EA: also in CM1 7CM1 7EB: also in CM1 7CM1 7ED: also in CM1 7CM1 7EE: also in CM1 7CM1 7EF: also in CM1 7CM1 7EH: also in CM1 7CM1 7EJ: also in CM1 7CM1 7EN: also in CM1 7CM1 7EP: also in CM1 7CM1 7EQ: also in CM1 7CM1 7ER: also in CM1 7CM1 7ET: also in CM1 7CM1 7EU: also in CM1 7CM1 7EW: also in CM1 7CM1 7EX: also in CM1 7CM1 7EY: also in CM1 7CM1 7EZ: also in CM1 7CM1 7FA: also in CM1 7CM1 7FD: also in CM1 7CM1 7FG: also in CM1 7CM1 7FH: also in CM1 7CM1 7FJ: also in CM1 7CM1 7FL: also in CM1 7CM1 7FN: also in CM1 7CM1 7FP: also in CM1 7CM1 7FQ: also in CM1 7CM1 7FS: also in CM1 7CM1 7FT: also in CM1 7CM1 7FW: also in CM1 7CM1 7GB: also in CM1 7CM1 7GD: also in CM1 7CM1 7GE: also in CM1 7CM1 7GH: also in CM1 7CM1 7HA: also in CM1 7CM1 7HB: also in CM1 7CM1 7HD: also in CM1 7CM1 7HE: also in CM1 7CM1 7HF: also in CM1 7CM1 7HG: also in CM1 7CM1 7HH: also in CM1 7CM1 7HN: also in CM1 7CM1 7HQ: also in CM1 7CM1 7HW: also in CM1 7CM1 7HX: also in CM1 7CM1 7JD: also in CM1 7CM1 7LE: also in CM1 7CM1 7LF: also in CM1 7CM1 7SS: also in CM1 7CM1 7TA: also in CM1 7CM1 7TB: also in CM1 7CM1 7TD: also in CM1 7CM1 7TE: also in CM1 7CM1 7TF: also in CM1 7CM1 7TG: also in CM1 7CM1 7TH: also in CM1 7CM1 7TN: also in CM1 7CM1 7TQ: also in CM1 7CM1 7TR: also in CM1 7CM1 7TS: also in CM1 7CM1 7TT: also in CM1 7CM1 7TU: also in CM1 7CM1 7WE: also in CM1 7CM1 7WS: also in CM1 7CM1 7WT: also in CM1 7CM1 7YA: also in CM1 7CM1 7YB: also in CM1 7CM1 7ZS: also in CM1 7CM1 7ZT: also in CM1 7 GP 2.7 kmBeaulieu Park station 3.6 kmBroomfield and The Walthams CM1 7HP Map of CM1 7HP and what is near it Map of CM1 7HP: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the CM1 7 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.7 kmBeaulieu Park station 3.6 kmBroomfield and The Walthams CM1 7HP
  • CM1 7HP
  • Other postcodes in CM1 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 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 51.7723, longitude 0.4714)

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 7HP?

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 7HP?

Every home and business at CM1 7HP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 91% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)91% can get it

Chelmsford: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Chelmsford: 98%

The line marks the figure across Chelmsford.

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 7HP?

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 7HP 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 7HP.

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 7HP: 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 7HP 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 7HP?

Homes in CM1 7 sold for a typical £423,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, up 3.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£423,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£410,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £585,000 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £422,500 38 sales
  • Terraced £370,000 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £230,000 5 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 7HP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CM1 7HP 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 7HP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around CM1 7HP. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (25%). 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 7HP

Band D in Chelmsford for 2026‑27: £2,300. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,533 (band A) to £4,600 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,789.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (11%)£1,533
Band Babout 150 (21%)£1,789
Band Cabout 120 (16%)£2,045
Band Dabout 90 (12%)£2,300
Band Eabout 100 (14%)£2,811
Band Fabout 120 (16%)£3,322
Band Gabout 60 (8%)£3,834
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,600

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 14% 2010 to 2019
  9. 13% 2020 or later

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 7HP is in (ONS area E01034081), 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 7HP?

The nearest open schools to CM1 7HP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM1 7HP, 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 7HP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM1 7HP is Beaulieu Park, 3.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Beaulieu Park Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
  • Chelmsford Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Court Road, 43 m away.

More stations near CM1 7HP, 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 7HP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM1 7HP, 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 7HP?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CM1 7HP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EB Charging Ltd Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 6.9 kW 1.4 kmCycle
  • EB Charging Ltd Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 6.9 kW 1.4 kmCycle
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 2.6 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 7HP?

The nearest to the centre of CM1 7HP, 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 7HP?

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 7HP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM1 7HP, 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 7HP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM1 7HP, 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 7HP?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM1 7HP 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 7HP in a conservation area?

The centre of CM1 7HP 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 7HP?

Police.uk records 65 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM1 7HP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences36 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Other theft4 reports
Public order3 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports

Also: shoplifting 3, bicycle theft 2, burglary 1, other crime 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 7HP

Ward
Broomfield and The Walthams
Parish
Broomfield
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Broomfield
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 1995

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

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CM1 7EW60 mCM1 7HN60 mCM1 7BW140 mCM1 7LE140 mCM1 7EZ150 mCM1 7HW170 m
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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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