CM6 2ES postcode in Uttlesford, Essex

CM6 2ES is a postcode in Uttlesford, in the Takeley ward. 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Uttlesford: 83% Typical price £431,500 Homes sold in CM6 2, last 12 months. ▼ 3% on the year before Nearest station Stansted Airport 4.0 km in a straight line

Where CM6 2ES is, and what is near it

Map of CM6 2ES and what is near it Map of CM6 2ES: its centre point, with the 231 other postcodes in the CM6 2 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CM6 2BB: also in CM6 2CM6 2BD: also in CM6 2CM6 2BE: also in CM6 2CM6 2DL: also in CM6 2CM6 2DR: also in CM6 2CM6 2EL: also in CM6 2CM6 2EN: also in CM6 2CM6 2EP: also in CM6 2CM6 2ET: also in CM6 2CM6 2EU: also in CM6 2CM6 2EW: also in CM6 2CM6 2GA: also in CM6 2CM6 2GP: also in CM6 2CM6 2GW: also in CM6 2CM6 2GX: also in CM6 2CM6 2HA: also in CM6 2CM6 2HB: also in CM6 2CM6 2HD: also in CM6 2CM6 2HE: also in CM6 2CM6 2HF: also in CM6 2CM6 2HG: also in CM6 2CM6 2HH: also in CM6 2CM6 2HJ: also in CM6 2CM6 2HL: also in CM6 2CM6 2HN: also in CM6 2CM6 2HP: also in CM6 2CM6 2HQ: also in CM6 2CM6 2HR: also in CM6 2CM6 2HW: also in CM6 2CM6 2HX: also in CM6 2CM6 2HY: also in CM6 2CM6 2JE: also in CM6 2CM6 2JF: also in CM6 2CM6 2JG: also in CM6 2CM6 2JP: also in CM6 2CM6 2JQ: also in CM6 2CM6 2JR: also in CM6 2CM6 2JW: also in CM6 2 Stansted Airport station 4.0 km3 places, 4.6–5.0 kmThaxted Surgery 6.3 kmElsenham station 6.4 kmThaxted & the Eastons CM6 2ES Map of CM6 2ES and what is near it Map of CM6 2ES: its centre point, with the 231 other postcodes in the CM6 2 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Stansted Airport station 4.0 kmElsenham station 6.4 kmThaxted & the Eastons CM6 2ES
  • CM6 2ES
  • Other postcodes in CM6 2: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.9012, longitude 0.3159)

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 CM6 2ES?

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 CM6 2ES?

Every home and business at CM6 2ES can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 CM6 2ES?

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 CM6 2ES 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 CM6 2ES.

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 CM6 2ES: 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 CM6 2ES 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 CM6 2ES?

Homes in CM6 2 sold for a typical £431,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 77 sales, down 3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£431,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£445,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £580,750 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £378,500 28 sales
  • Terraced £380,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole CM6 district: a typical £446,250 from 404 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 CM6 2ES

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CM6 2ES 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 CM6 2ES?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around CM6 2ES. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (34%). 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 CM6 2ES

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 G, the most common, is £3,890.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,556
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,815
Band Cabout 120 (15%)£2,075
Band Dabout 130 (16%)£2,334
Band Eabout 160 (20%)£2,852
Band Fabout 120 (15%)£3,371
Band Gabout 180 (23%)£3,890
Band Habout 30 (4%)£4,668

When the homes were built

  1. 34% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 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 CM6 2ES is in (ONS area E01022095), 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 CM6 2ES?

The nearest open schools to CM6 2ES, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CM6 2ES, 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 CM6 2ES?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM6 2ES is Stansted Airport Rail Station, 4.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Stansted Airport Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
  • Elsenham Rail Station Railway station 6.4 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CM6 2ES, 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 CM6 2ES?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CM6 2ES, 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 CM6 2ES?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CM6 2ES 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 CM6 2ES?

The nearest to the centre of CM6 2ES, 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 CM6 2ES?

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 CM6 2ES?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM6 2ES, 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 CM6 2ES?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CM6 2ES, 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 CM6 2ES?

The nearest vets to the centre of CM6 2ES 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 CM6 2ES in a conservation area?

The centre of CM6 2ES 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 CM6 2ES?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM6 2ES in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report

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 CM6 2ES

Ward
Takeley
Parish
Broxted
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller 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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Nearby postcodes

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

CM6 2EW290 mCM6 2HN440 mCM6 2ET450 mCM6 2EN510 mCM6 2EP630 mCM6 2EU690 m
All of CM6

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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