CM6 postcode area · Uttlesford
The CM6 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Braintree, Chelmsford, Uttlesford. Area Scores range from 48 to 86 across them. Every full CM6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The strongest of the CM6 district's neighbourhoods is Stansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham (86 out of 100, #937 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Central Braintree (48). 6 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £253,000 in Central Braintree to £560,000 in Hatfield Heath, Hallingburys & Rodings — a 2.2× gap within the CM6 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Braintree, Chelmsford and Uttlesford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the CM6 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stansted Mountfitchet & ElsenhamUttlesford | 937 | 86 | £450,000 |
| Great DunmowUttlesford | 1,266 | 82 | £434,000 |
| Flitch Green, Felsted & High EasterUttlesford | 1,342 | 80 | £495,000 |
| Hatfield Heath, Hallingburys & RodingsUttlesford | 1,719 | 75 | £560,000 |
| Takeley, Airport & Mountfitchet SouthUttlesford | 2,000 | 71 | £481,500 |
| Thaxted, Great Sampford & RadwinterUttlesford | 2,068 | 70 | £463,500 |
| Panfield, Finchingfield & BardfieldBraintree | 3,035 | 56 | £517,500 |
| Great Leighs & the WalthamsChelmsford | 3,103 | 55 | £530,000 |
| Central BraintreeBraintree | 3,556 | 48 | £253,000 |
People living in CM6 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Managers & directors 19% · Professional 19% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Managers & directors | 19% |
| Professional | 19% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 9%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CM6.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.