CM postcode area
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{{short description|Postcode area within the United Kingdom}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox UK postcode area|area_code=CM}}
The CM postcode area, also known as the Chelmsford postcode area,Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004) 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.{{cite web |title=Royal Mail Update 34 |url=http://www.beacon-dodsworth.co.uk/site/support/postcode_update_34/ |publisher=Beacon Dodsworth |access-date=23 August 2015}}
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Coverage
The Stansted post town (CM24) is entirely surrounded by the Bishop's Stortford post town (CM22 and CM23). The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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|-
! rowspan="2"| CM0
| SOUTHMINSTER
| Southminster, Bradwell, Tillingham, Asheldham, Dengie
| rowspan="2"|Maldon
|-
| BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH
| Burnham-on-Crouch, Tillingham
|-
! CM1
| CHELMSFORD
|-
! 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, Thaxted
| 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
| 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
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CM92
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CHELMSFORD
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| Sandringham House
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| non-geographic
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CM98
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CHELMSFORD
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| Jobcentre Plus
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| non-geographic
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CM99
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CHELMSFORD
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| PO Box Users
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| non-geographic
|}
Map
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.poweredbypaf.com/ Royal Mail's Postcode Address File]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180926234202/https://www.poweredbypaf.com/how-the-royal-mail-postcode-address-file-paf-helps-organisations-verify-their-customers-identities/ A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)]
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