CM6 2PU postcode in Thaxted, Essex

CM6 2PU is a postcode in Thaxted, in the Thaxted & the Eastons 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 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 Elsenham 9.0 km in a straight line

Where CM6 2PU is, and what is near it

Map of CM6 2PU and what is near it Map of CM6 2PU: its centre point, with the 231 other postcodes in the CM6 2 sector, 2 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CM6 2EZ: also in CM6 2CM6 2FA: also in CM6 2CM6 2FE: also in CM6 2CM6 2FF: also in CM6 2CM6 2FH: also in CM6 2CM6 2FJ: also in CM6 2CM6 2FL: also in CM6 2CM6 2FN: also in CM6 2CM6 2FP: also in CM6 2CM6 2FQ: also in CM6 2CM6 2FS: also in CM6 2CM6 2FT: also in CM6 2CM6 2FU: also in CM6 2CM6 2FW: also in CM6 2CM6 2FX: also in CM6 2CM6 2GJ: also in CM6 2CM6 2GN: also in CM6 2CM6 2GT: also in CM6 2CM6 2JT: also in CM6 2CM6 2JU: also in CM6 2CM6 2JX: also in CM6 2CM6 2JY: also in CM6 2CM6 2JZ: also in CM6 2CM6 2LA: also in CM6 2CM6 2LB: also in CM6 2CM6 2LD: also in CM6 2CM6 2LE: also in CM6 2CM6 2LF: also in CM6 2CM6 2LG: also in CM6 2CM6 2LH: also in CM6 2CM6 2LJ: also in CM6 2CM6 2LL: also in CM6 2CM6 2LN: also in CM6 2CM6 2LP: also in CM6 2CM6 2LQ: also in CM6 2CM6 2LR: also in CM6 2CM6 2LS: also in CM6 2CM6 2LT: also in CM6 2CM6 2LU: also in CM6 2CM6 2LW: also in CM6 2CM6 2LX: also in CM6 2CM6 2LY: also in CM6 2CM6 2LZ: also in CM6 2CM6 2NA: also in CM6 2CM6 2NB: also in CM6 2CM6 2ND: also in CM6 2CM6 2NE: also in CM6 2CM6 2NF: also in CM6 2CM6 2PA: also in CM6 2CM6 2PE: also in CM6 2CM6 2PF: also in CM6 2CM6 2PG: also in CM6 2CM6 2PH: also in CM6 2CM6 2PJ: also in CM6 2CM6 2PL: also in CM6 2CM6 2PN: also in CM6 2CM6 2PP: also in CM6 2CM6 2PQ: also in CM6 2CM6 2PR: also in CM6 2CM6 2PS: also in CM6 2CM6 2PT: also in CM6 2CM6 2PW: also in CM6 2CM6 2PX: also in CM6 2CM6 2PY: also in CM6 2CM6 2QN: also in CM6 2CM6 2QP: also in CM6 2CM6 2QR: also in CM6 2CM6 2QS: also in CM6 2CM6 2QT: also in CM6 2CM6 2QU: also in CM6 2CM6 2QW: also in CM6 2CM6 2QX: also in CM6 2CM6 2QY: also in CM6 2CM6 2QZ: also in CM6 2CM6 2RA: also in CM6 2CM6 2RE: also in CM6 2CM6 2RF: also in CM6 2CM6 2RJ: also in CM6 2CM6 2RL: also in CM6 2CM6 2RN: also in CM6 2CM6 2RP: also in CM6 2CM6 2RS: also in CM6 2CM6 2UY: also in CM6 2 School 4.6 kmThe Freshford Practice 7.6 kmElsenham station 9.0 kmNewport (Essex) station 9.2 kmGP 9.5 kmThaxted & the Eastons CM6 2PU Map of CM6 2PU and what is near it Map of CM6 2PU: its centre point, with the 231 other postcodes in the CM6 2 sector, 2 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Thaxted & the Eastons CM6 2PU
  • CM6 2PU
  • Other postcodes in CM6 2: press one for its page
  • 2 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 51.9577, longitude 0.3446)

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 2PU?

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 2PU?

Every home and business at CM6 2PU 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 2PU?

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 2PU 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 2PU.

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 2PU: 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 2PU 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 2PU?

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 2PU

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

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around CM6 2PU. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (23%). 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 2PU

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 £3,890 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,075.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,556
Band Babout 90 (10%)£1,815
Band Cabout 300 (32%)£2,075
Band Dabout 220 (24%)£2,334
Band Eabout 150 (16%)£2,852
Band Fabout 100 (11%)£3,371
Band Gabout 40 (4%)£3,890
Band Hwithheld£4,668

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 23% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 22% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 23% 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 CM6 2PU is in (ONS area E01022093), 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 2PU?

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

Primary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of CM6 2PU is Elsenham Rail Station, 9.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Elsenham Rail Station Railway station 9.0 kmDrive
  • Newport (Essex) Rail Station Railway station 9.2 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 2PU, 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 2PU?

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

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

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

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 2PU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CM6 2PU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Humfrey Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01371 830878 100 mWalk
  • Fiorano Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01371 831856 300 mWalk
  • Maranello Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2026 300 mWalk

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 2PU?

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

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

The centre of CM6 2PU 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 2PU?

Police.uk records 10 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CM6 2PU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Public order1 report
Vehicle crime1 report
Other theft1 report
Drugs1 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 2PU

Ward
Thaxted & the Eastons
Parish
Thaxted
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Thaxted
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from 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 2PS40 mCM6 2PT60 mCM6 2PX100 mCM6 2PW150 mCM6 2PR150 mCM6 2QT180 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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