CM6 1BU Uttlesford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Great Dunmow South & Barnston. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Woodview Road, Great Dunmow: 38 addresses
- Woodview Road, Great Dunmow: 3 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Uttlesford in 2026-27: Band D £2,334 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,556 | £1,815 | £2,075 | £2,334 | £2,852 | £3,371 | £3,890 | £4,668 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (31% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Council Depot, New Street, Great Dunmow, CM6 1BH: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Haslers Lane, Dunmow, CM6 1XS: up to 10 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 14 Stortford Road Great Dunmow CM6 1DF: up to 12 homes, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Alexia House, Randall Close. Dunmow, CM6 1UN: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- North Street Great Dunmow CM6 1BA (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Clapton Hall Lane Dunmow CM6 1JF: up to 5 homes, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 41 addresses are between 70 m and 79 m above sea level (74 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stansted Airport 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Elsenham (Essex) 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Stansted Mountfitchet 551,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Street Great Dunmow | 390 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Station Stansted Airport | 6.8 km (4.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest John Tasker House Surgery | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ropers The Chemist | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 40A High Street [Dental Practice] | 370 m |
| Hospital | Braintree Community Hospital | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) |
| Police station | Dunmow Police Station | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Dunmow Cashzone | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Threader's Green 1,000 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Great Dunmow War Memorial, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m north-east. 153 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Dunmow War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-east |
| 20, 22 and 24, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east |
| Diabold | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| White Horse Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Clapton Hall moated site and fishpond | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Square and circular barrows 260m south east of Parsonage Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Parsonage Farm moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Olives Wood | Wood | 330 m south-east |
| Oak Spring | Wood | 420 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Ash Grove | Wood | 440 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Doctor's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 610 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Hoglands Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Bumpsted Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 41 | 41 |
17 of the postcode's 41 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Woodview Road.