CM24 8LY postcode in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

CM24 8LY is a postcode in Stansted Mountfitchet, in the Stansted North ward of Uttlesford. It is in the North West Essex parliamentary constituency and the Essex police force area, and has been in use since October 1985.

Flooding Low flood risk 11 of 37 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 89% of homes and businesses can get it. Uttlesford: 83% Typical price £455,000 Homes sold in CM24 8, last 12 months. ▲ 8.1% on the year before Nearest station Stansted Mountfitchet 150 m in a straight line

Where CM24 8LY is, and what is near it

Map of CM24 8LY and what is near it Map of CM24 8LY: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the CM24 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. CM24 8AB: also in CM24 8CM24 8AD: also in CM24 8CM24 8AF: also in CM24 8CM24 8AG: also in CM24 8CM24 8AH: also in CM24 8CM24 8AJ: also in CM24 8CM24 8AL: also in CM24 8CM24 8AP: also in CM24 8CM24 8AR: also in CM24 8CM24 8AU: also in CM24 8CM24 8AX: also in CM24 8CM24 8BE: also in CM24 8CM24 8BH: also in CM24 8CM24 8BJ: also in CM24 8CM24 8JP: also in CM24 8CM24 8JR: also in CM24 8CM24 8JU: also in CM24 8CM24 8LA: also in CM24 8CM24 8LE: also in CM24 8CM24 8LN: also in CM24 8CM24 8LP: also in CM24 8CM24 8LR: also in CM24 8CM24 8LT: also in CM24 8CM24 8NB: also in CM24 8CM24 8SP: also in CM24 8CM24 8SR: also in CM24 8CM24 8SW: also in CM24 8CM24 8UW: also in CM24 8CM24 8XG: also in CM24 8CM24 8XH: also in CM24 8CM24 8XJ: also in CM24 8CM24 8XL: also in CM24 8CM24 8XN: also in CM24 8 School 750 mElsenham station 2.7 kmGP 4.6 kmStansted Mountfitchet CM24 8LY Map of CM24 8LY and what is near it Map of CM24 8LY: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the CM24 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 750 mStansted North CM24 8LY
  • CM24 8LY
  • Other postcodes in CM24 8: press one for its page
  • 4 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 51.9027, longitude 0.2004)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CM24 8LY?

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 CM24 8LY?

Every home and business at CM24 8LY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 89% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)89% can get it

Uttlesford: 83%

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

Uttlesford: 96%

The line marks the figure across Uttlesford.

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 CM24 8LY?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CM24 8LY.

Check the bin days for CM24 8LY on BinDayBuddy

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 CM24 8LY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 37 homes and businesses at CM24 8LY. 11 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

37 homes and businesses at CM24 8LY Low: 11Not in an area at risk: 26

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 CM24 8LY: 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 CM24 8LY 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 CM24 8LY?

Homes in CM24 8 sold for a typical £455,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 95 sales, up 8.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£455,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£421,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £644,500 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £477,500 28 sales
  • Terraced £370,000 27 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £215,000 12 sales

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

Across the whole CM24 district: a typical £455,000 from 95 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 CM24 8LY

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in CM24 8LY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 February 2026. The middle sale was £155,000, from £130,000 to £155,000. Across CM24 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £455,000. 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 CM24 8LY

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at CM24 8LY. 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 CM24 8LY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around CM24 8LY. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (33%). 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 CM24 8LY

Band D in Uttlesford for 2026‑27: £2,334. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,556 (band A) to £4,668 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,334.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,556
Band Babout 100 (12%)£1,815
Band Cabout 120 (14%)£2,075
Band Dabout 220 (27%)£2,334
Band Eabout 110 (13%)£2,852
Band Fabout 120 (14%)£3,371
Band Gabout 120 (14%)£3,890
Band Habout 20 (2%)£4,668

When the homes were built

  1. 23% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 33% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

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 CM24 8LY is in (ONS area E01022083), 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 CM24 8LY?

The nearest open schools to CM24 8LY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM24 8LY, 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 CM24 8LY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM24 8LY is Stansted Mountfitchet Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Stansted Mountfitchet Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Elsenham Rail Station Railway station 2.7 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 Lower Street, 46 m away.

More stations near CM24 8LY, 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 CM24 8LY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM24 8LY, 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 CM24 8LY?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CM24 8LY on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 CM24 8LY?

The nearest to the centre of CM24 8LY, 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 CM24 8LY?

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 CM24 8LY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM24 8LY, 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 CM24 8LY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM24 8LY, 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 CM24 8LY?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM24 8LY 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 CM24 8LY in a conservation area?

The centre of CM24 8LY 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 CM24 8LY?

Police.uk records 35 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM24 8LY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Public order5 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Burglary2 reports
Other crime2 reports

Also: vehicle crime 1, shoplifting 1, drugs 1, robbery 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 CM24 8LY

Ward
Stansted North
Parish
Stansted Mountfitchet
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Stansted Mountfitchet
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 1985

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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