CM1 1AE
The median sold price for the postcode CM1 1AE is around £402,500, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 96 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around CM1 1AE (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. Rivers and sea flood risk is assessed as low. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: Low. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £197,000 – £372,500
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across CM1 1, last 24 months.
- Flat£240,000(185 sales)
- Terraced£390,000(48 sales)
- Semi-detached£515,000(13 sales)
- Detached£840,000(5 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
CM1 1AE median £402,500 (12 months) vs the wider district £400,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Chelmsford neighbourhood
- Crime: about the same as the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Chelmsford and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in CM1 1AE, compared with 86.3% across Chelmsford and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 79.2% of premises across Chelmsford (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Chelmsford | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 79.2% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 86.3% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.14% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 49% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Chelmsford: more deprived than 73% of its 113 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income5of 10
- Employment5of 10
- Crime3of 10
- Living environment6of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (48%). Average Band D in Chelmsford is £2,300.18 for 2026/27.
That is 4% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Chelmsford: £2,044.60 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 800 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A2%
- Band B24%
- Band C48%
- Band D15%
- Band E10%
- Band F–
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School0.4 miles (680 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, January 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Maltese Road Primary School0.5 miles (740 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Maltese Road Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Westlands Community Primary School0.5 miles (830 m)Ofsted, October 2019: GoodLater ungraded inspection, November 2024: Improved significantlyOfsted reports for Westlands Community Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford0.4 miles (640 m)Ofsted report card, February 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Post-16 provision Exceptional
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Chelmsford County High School for Girls0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted, January 2024: OutstandingOfsted reports for Chelmsford County High School for Girls (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Hylands School1.0 mile (1.7 km)Ofsted report card, February 2026 · Special measures
- Inclusion Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching Urgent improvement
- Achievement Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention
- Leadership and governance Urgent improvement
- Safeguarding Met
Public transport
The nearest station to CM1 1AE is Chelmsford Rail Station, 0.3 miles (460 m) away in a straight line. There are 17 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.3 miles (460 m)Chelmsford Rail Station
- 2.9 miles (4.7 km)Beaulieu Park
- 5.8 miles (9.3 km)Ingatestone Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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