| Postcode | CM1 5WB | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chelmsford | 
| Nearest station | Chelmsford (4 km) | 
| Bus stops | Hospital (N) Hospital (W) Ambulance HQ (W) Chelmer Valley School (E) Gernon Close (W) Court Road (S) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.776266 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.467123 | |
| Easting | 570302 | |
| Northing | 211501 | |
| Grid reference | TL703115 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 325264 5739189 | |
| what3words | locked.bench.lame | |
| FixPhrase | crinkly magnitude stole unaware | |
| Plus code | 9F32QFG8+GR | |
| Altitude | 51 metres (169 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:51 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:34 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 16.3 KMs (10.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Broomfield | E04013167 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Broomfield and The Walthams | E05004098 | 
| Local Authority District | Chelmsford | E07000070 | 
| County Electoral Division | Broomfield and Writtle | E58000415 | 
| Local Authority | Essex | E10000012 | 
| County | Essex | E10000012 | 
| Constituency (2024) | North West Essex | E14001402 | 
| MP | Mrs Kemi Badenoch | Conservative | 
| Police force | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Heart of Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Essex | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1991 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 1991 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Broomfield | E63011496 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00170997 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 3C1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Chelmsford 002A | E01021542 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Chelmsford 002A | E01021542 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | South Broomfield | E02004486 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | South Broomfield | E02004486 | 
| Travel to work area | Chelmsford | E30000188 | 
| Average property price in Chelmsford | £410,515 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.9% |