CM1 7HS postcode in Chelmsford, Essex

CM1 7HS is a postcode in Chelmsford, in the The Lawns ward. It is in the Chelmsford 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 100% 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 Chelmsford 1.8 km in a straight line

Where CM1 7HS is, and what is near it

Map of CM1 7HS and what is near it Map of CM1 7HS: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the CM1 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CM1 7FE: also in CM1 7CM1 7FU: also in CM1 7CM1 7FY: also in CM1 7CM1 7FZ: also in CM1 7CM1 7GU: also in CM1 7CM1 7HR: also in CM1 7CM1 7HT: also in CM1 7CM1 7HU: also in CM1 7CM1 7HZ: also in CM1 7CM1 7JB: also in CM1 7CM1 7NS: also in CM1 7CM1 7NT: also in CM1 7CM1 7NU: also in CM1 7CM1 7NX: also in CM1 7CM1 7NY: also in CM1 7CM1 7NZ: also in CM1 7CM1 7PA: also in CM1 7CM1 7PB: also in CM1 7CM1 7PD: also in CM1 7CM1 7PE: also in CM1 7CM1 7PF: also in CM1 7CM1 7PG: also in CM1 7CM1 7PH: also in CM1 7CM1 7PJ: also in CM1 7CM1 7PL: also in CM1 7CM1 7PP: also in CM1 7CM1 7PT: also in CM1 7CM1 7PU: also in CM1 7CM1 7PX: also in CM1 7CM1 7PY: also in CM1 7CM1 7PZ: also in CM1 7CM1 7QA: also in CM1 7CM1 7QB: also in CM1 7CM1 7QD: also in CM1 7CM1 7QE: also in CM1 7CM1 7QF: also in CM1 7CM1 7QG: also in CM1 7CM1 7QH: also in CM1 7CM1 7QJ: also in CM1 7CM1 7QL: also in CM1 7CM1 7QN: also in CM1 7CM1 7QP: also in CM1 7CM1 7QQ: also in CM1 7CM1 7QR: also in CM1 7CM1 7QW: also in CM1 7CM1 7QY: also in CM1 7CM1 7QZ: also in CM1 7CM1 7RA: also in CM1 7CM1 7RB: also in CM1 7CM1 7RD: also in CM1 7CM1 7RE: also in CM1 7CM1 7RF: also in CM1 7CM1 7RG: also in CM1 7CM1 7RH: also in CM1 7CM1 7RJ: also in CM1 7CM1 7RL: also in CM1 7CM1 7RP: also in CM1 7CM1 7RR: also in CM1 7CM1 7RS: also in CM1 7CM1 7RT: also in CM1 7CM1 7RU: also in CM1 7CM1 7RW: also in CM1 7CM1 7RX: also in CM1 7CM1 7RY: also in CM1 7CM1 7RZ: also in CM1 7CM1 7SA: also in CM1 7CM1 7SB: also in CM1 7CM1 7SD: also in CM1 7CM1 7SE: also in CM1 7CM1 7SF: also in CM1 7CM1 7SG: also in CM1 7CM1 7SJ: also in CM1 7CM1 7SL: also in CM1 7CM1 7SN: also in CM1 7CM1 7SP: also in CM1 7CM1 7SQ: also in CM1 7CM1 7SR: also in CM1 7CM1 7SW: also in CM1 7CM1 7SZ: also in CM1 7CM1 7TJ: also in CM1 7CM1 7UF: also in CM1 7CM1 7ZA: also in CM1 7 GP 1.4 kmBeaulieu Park station 2.4 kmChelmsford CM1 7HS Map of CM1 7HS and what is near it Map of CM1 7HS: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the CM1 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Beaulieu Park station 2.4 kmChelmsford CM1 7HS
  • CM1 7HS
  • Other postcodes in CM1 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7444, longitude 0.4920)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CM1 7HS?

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 7HS?

Every home and business at CM1 7HS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 7HS?

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 7HS 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 7HS.

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 7HS: 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 7HS 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 7HS?

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 7HS

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

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around CM1 7HS. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (49%). 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 7HS

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 £3,834 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,045.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (6%)£1,533
Band Babout 50 (8%)£1,789
Band Cabout 240 (38%)£2,045
Band Dabout 190 (30%)£2,300
Band Eabout 100 (16%)£2,811
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,322
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£3,834
Band Hfewer than 5£4,600

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 49% 1945 to 1964
  5. 46% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 7HS is in (ONS area E01021625), 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 7HS?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM1 7HS is Chelmsford Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Chelmsford Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • Beaulieu Park Railway station 2.4 kmCycle

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Springfield Green, 72 m away.

More stations near CM1 7HS, 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 7HS?

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

1 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

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

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
  • London-Chelmsford Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.5 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 7HS?

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

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 7HS?

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

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

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

The centre of CM1 7HS 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 7HS?

Police.uk records 246 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM1 7HS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences108 reports
Anti-social behaviour25 reports
Shoplifting25 reports
Public order21 reports
Other theft17 reports
Criminal damage and arson14 reports

Also: vehicle crime 10, drugs 10, other crime 8, burglary 3, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 2.

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 7HS

Ward
The Lawns
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Chelmsford
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 6HU80 mCM1 6HY110 mCM1 6JD110 mCM1 6HX140 mCM1 6JL180 mCM1 7HZ180 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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