CM22 6QY postcode in Takeley and Little Canfield, Essex

CM22 6QY is a postcode in Takeley and Little Canfield, in the Takeley ward of Uttlesford. It is in the North West Essex parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 71% of homes and businesses at CM22 6QY can get it Across Uttlesford: 83% Typical price £445,000 Homes sold in CM22 6, last 12 months. ▼ 4.3% on the year before Nearest station Stansted Airport 2.2 km in a straight line

Where CM22 6QY is, and what is near it

Map of CM22 6QY and what is near it Map of CM22 6QY: its centre point, with the 312 other postcodes in the CM22 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. CM22 6FR: also in CM22 6CM22 6NR: also in CM22 6CM22 6NS: also in CM22 6CM22 6QH: also in CM22 6CM22 6QJ: also in CM22 6CM22 6QX: also in CM22 6CM22 6QZ: also in CM22 6CM22 6RA: also in CM22 6CM22 6RB: also in CM22 6CM22 6RD: also in CM22 6CM22 6RE: also in CM22 6CM22 6RF: also in CM22 6CM22 6RG: also in CM22 6CM22 6RH: also in CM22 6CM22 6RJ: also in CM22 6CM22 6RL: also in CM22 6CM22 6RN: also in CM22 6CM22 6RP: also in CM22 6CM22 6RQ: also in CM22 6CM22 6RR: also in CM22 6CM22 6RS: also in CM22 6CM22 6RT: also in CM22 6CM22 6RW: also in CM22 6CM22 6RX: also in CM22 6CM22 6RY: also in CM22 6CM22 6RZ: also in CM22 6CM22 6SA: also in CM22 6CM22 6SB: also in CM22 6CM22 6SE: also in CM22 6CM22 6SH: also in CM22 6CM22 6TJ: also in CM22 6CM22 6TL: also in CM22 6CM22 6TP: also in CM22 6CM22 6YJ: also in CM22 6 Bus stop 350 mTakeley Primary School 950 m2 places, 5.9 kmBirchwood High School 6.0 kmHelix Medical Centre 6.5 kmAngel Lane Surgery 6.5 kmElsenham & Henham CM22 6QY Map of CM22 6QY and what is near it Map of CM22 6QY: its centre point, with the 312 other postcodes in the CM22 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Elsenham & Henham CM22 6QY
  • CM22 6QY
  • Other postcodes in CM22 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 51.8698, longitude 0.2681)

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 CM22 6QY?

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 CM22 6QY?

Every home and business at CM22 6QY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 71% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CM22 6QY 71% Uttlesford 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CM22 6QY 100% Uttlesford 96%
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 CM22 6QY?

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

Uttlesford District 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 CM22 6QY 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 CM22 6QY.

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 Uttlesford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CM22 6QY: 956 properties in Uttlesford are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Uttlesford

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 CM22 6QY 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 CM22 6QY?

Homes in CM22 6 sold for a typical £445,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 119 sales, down 4.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£445,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£465,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £560,000 59 sales
  • Semi-detached £403,750 40 sales
  • Terraced £312,500 18 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole CM22 district: a typical £482,500 from 165 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 CM22 6QY

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CM22 6QY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 8 June 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

Food hygiene ratings at CM22 6QY

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CM22 6QY. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CM22 6QY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 490 homes in the neighbourhood around CM22 6QY. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (31%). 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 CM22 6QY

Band D in Uttlesford for 2026‑27: £2,334. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,815 (band B) to £3,890 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,852.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,556
Band Babout 20 (4%)£1,815
Band Cabout 60 (12%)£2,075
Band Dabout 150 (31%)£2,334
Band Eabout 180 (37%)£2,852
Band Fabout 60 (12%)£3,371
Band Gabout 20 (4%)£3,890
Band Hfewer than 5£4,668

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 31% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 23% 2000 to 2009
  8. 29% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Uttlesford 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 CM22 6QY is in (ONS area E01035180), 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 CM22 6QY?

The nearest open schools to CM22 6QY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM22 6QY, 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 CM22 6QY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM22 6QY is Stansted Airport Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Stansted Airport Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Stansted Mountfitchet Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Chestnut Way, 123 m away.

More stations near CM22 6QY, 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 CM22 6QY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM22 6QY, 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 CM22 6QY?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CM22 6QY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · No details mapped 1.7 kmCycle
  • Swarco Charging point · 10 chargers 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 CM22 6QY?

The nearest to the centre of CM22 6QY, 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 CM22 6QY?

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 pharmacies are near CM22 6QY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM22 6QY, 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 CM22 6QY?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM22 6QY 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 CM22 6QY in a conservation area?

The centre of CM22 6QY 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 CM22 6QY?

Police.uk records 47 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM22 6QY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour18 reports
Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Other theft7 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Public order2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports

Also: vehicle crime 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 CM22 6QY

Ward
Takeley
Parish
Takeley
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Takeley and Little Canfield
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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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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