Chelmsford | |
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Coordinates: 51°45′14″N0°23′56″E / 51.754°N 0.399°E | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Postcode area | CM |
Postcode area name | Chelmsford |
Post towns | 16 |
Postcode districts | 28 |
Postcode sectors | 103 |
Postcodes (live) | 17,864 |
Postcodes (total) | 27,233 |
Statistics as at May 2020 [1] |
The CM postcode area, also known as the Chelmsford postcode area, [2] is a group of 25 postcode districts in England, within 16 post towns. These cover central Essex (including Chelmsford, Harlow, Brentwood, Billericay, Braintree, Burnham-on-Crouch, Dunmow, Epping, Ingatestone, Maldon, Ongar, Southminster, Stansted and Witham), plus a small part of east Hertfordshire (including Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth) and a very small part of the London Borough of Havering.
The southern part of the CM7 district for Braintree was recoded to CM77 in 2002. [3]
The Stansted post town (CM24) is entirely surrounded by the Bishop's Stortford post town (CM22 and CM23). [2] The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
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CM0 | SOUTHMINSTER | Southminster, Bradwell, Tillingham, Asheldham, Dengie | Maldon |
BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH | Burnham-on-Crouch, Tillingham | ||
CM1 | CHELMSFORD | Chelmsford, Writtle | Chelmsford, Uttlesford |
CM2 | CHELMSFORD | Chelmsford | Chelmsford |
CM3 | CHELMSFORD | Hatfield Peverel, South Woodham Ferrers, North Fambridge, Cold Norton, Boreham, Maylandsea | Chelmsford, Maldon, Braintree, Uttlesford |
CM4 | INGATESTONE | Blackmore, Fryerning, Ingatestone, Margaretting, Stock | Brentwood, Chelmsford, Epping Forest |
CM5 | ONGAR | Chipping Ongar, High Ongar, Bobbingworth, Moreton, The Lavers, The Rodings | Epping Forest, Chelmsford |
CM6 | DUNMOW | Great Dunmow, Felsted | Uttlesford, Chelmsford |
CM7 | BRAINTREE | Braintree, Finchingfield, Great Bardfield | Braintree, Uttlesford |
CM8 | WITHAM | Witham | Braintree, Maldon |
CM9 | MALDON | Maldon, Tollesbury, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Tolleshunt Knights | Maldon, Colchester, Chelmsford |
CM11 | BILLERICAY | Billericay (East), Great Burstead | Basildon, Chelmsford |
CM12 | BILLERICAY | Billericay (West), Little Burstead | Basildon, Brentwood |
CM13 | BRENTWOOD | Brentwood, East Horndon, Great Warley, Herongate, Hutton, Ingrave, Little Warley, West Horndon | Brentwood, Basildon, Havering |
CM14 | BRENTWOOD | Brentwood, Warley | Brentwood, Havering |
CM15 | BRENTWOOD | Brentwood, Doddinghurst, Kelvedon Hatch, Mountnessing, Shenfield, Stondon Massey, Pilgrims Hatch | Brentwood |
CM16 | EPPING | Epping, Theydon Bois, North Weald | Epping Forest |
CM17 | HARLOW | Harlow, Old Harlow, Matching, Matching Tye, Matching Green, Church Langley | Harlow, Epping Forest, Uttlesford |
CM18 | HARLOW | Harlow | Harlow, Epping Forest |
CM19 | HARLOW | Harlow, Roydon | Harlow, Epping Forest |
CM20 | HARLOW | Harlow, Gilston | Harlow, East Hertfordshire |
CM21 | SAWBRIDGEWORTH | Sawbridgeworth | East Hertfordshire, Epping Forest |
CM22 | BISHOP'S STORTFORD | Bishop's Stortford, Sheering | Uttlesford, East Hertfordshire, Epping Forest |
CM23 | BISHOP'S STORTFORD | Bishop's Stortford, Thorley, Manuden | East Hertfordshire, Uttlesford |
CM24 | STANSTED | Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted Airport | Uttlesford |
CM77 | BRAINTREE | Braintree, Great Notley, Rayne | Braintree, Uttlesford, Chelmsford |
CM92 | CHELMSFORD | Sandringham House | non-geographic |
CM98 | CHELMSFORD | Jobcentre Plus | non-geographic |
CM99 | CHELMSFORD | PO Box Users | non-geographic |
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