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 Harlow is a large town and local government district located in the west of Essex, England. Founded as a new town, it is situated on the border with Hertfordshire and London, Harlow occupies a large area of land on the south bank of the upp ...

, Brentwood, Billericay, Braintree,

Burnham-on-Crouch Burnham-on-Crouch is a town and civil parish in the Maldon District of Essex in the East of England. It lies on the north bank of the River Crouch. It is one of Britain's leading places for yachting. The civil parish extends east of the town t ...

, Dunmow,

Epping Epping may refer to: Places Australia * Epping, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney ** Epping railway station, Sydney * Electoral district of Epping, the corresponding seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Epping Forest, Kearns, a he ...

Ingatestone Ingatestone is a village and former civil parish in Essex, England, with a population of 5,365 inhabitants according to the 2011 census. Just north lies the village of Fryerning, the two forming now the parish of Ingatestone and Fryerning. Ing ...

Maldon Maldon (, locally ) is a town and civil parish on the River Blackwater, Essex, Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. It is the seat of the Maldon District and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. It is known for Maldon Sea ...

, Ongar,

Southminster Southminster is a town and electoral ward on the Dengie Peninsula in the Maldon district of Essex in the East of England. It lies about north of Burnham-on-Crouch and south-east of Maldon; it is approximately east-north-east of London. To the ...

, Stansted and Witham), plus a small part of east

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

(including

Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, just west of the M11 motorway on the county boundary with Essex, north-east of central London, and by rail from Liverpool Street station. Stortford had an estimated po ...

and

Sawbridgeworth Sawbridgeworth is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, close to the border with Essex. It is east of Hertford and north of Epping. It is the northernmost part of the Greater London Built-up Area. History Prior to the Norman ...

) 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. __TOC__

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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: , - ! rowspan="2", CM0 , SOUTHMINSTER ,

, Bradwell,

Tillingham Tillingham is a small village and civil parish with 1,015 inhabitants in 2001, increasing to 1,058 at the 2011 Census, located from Burnham-on-Crouch and from Bradwell-on-Sea, in Maldon District and the ceremonial county of Essex in England. ...

Asheldham Asheldham is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located about southeast of Maldon and is east-southeast from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Maldon and the parliamentary constituency of Maldon & ...

Dengie Dengie is a village and civil parish in the Maldon district of Essex, England, with a population of 119 at the 2011 census. It gives its name to the Dengie peninsula and hundred and to the Dengie Special Protection Area. The place-name 'Dengi ...

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, - , BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH ,

, - ! CM1 , CHELMSFORD , Chelmsford,

Writtle The village and civil parish of Writtle lies west of Chelmsford, Essex, England. It has a traditional village green complete with duck pond and a Norman church, and was once described as "one of the loveliest villages in England, with a ravishi ...

, Chelmsford, Uttlesford , - ! CM2 , CHELMSFORD , Chelmsford , Chelmsford , - ! CM3 , CHELMSFORD ,

Hatfield Peverel Hatfield Peverel is a village and civil parish at the centre of Essex, England. It is located 6 miles (10 km) north-east from Chelmsford, the nearest large city, which it is connected by road and rail. The parish includes the hamlets of ...

South Woodham Ferrers South Woodham Ferrers is a town and civil parish in the borough of Chelmsford, in the English county of Essex. It is approximately from London and southeast of the city of Chelmsford, and had a population of 16,453 at the 2011 Census, a decr ...

North Fambridge North Fambridge is a village and civil parish on the Dengie peninsula in the English county of Essex. North Fambridge is on the north bank of the River Crouch opposite South Fambridge and is served by North Fambridge railway station on the Cr ...

Cold Norton Cold Norton is a village on the Dengie Peninsula in Essex, England. It is located in rural countryside 10 miles to the east of Chelmsford, and lies just over a mile to the north of the River Crouch, which can be seen from the village's main hill ...

, Boreham, Maylandsea , Chelmsford, Maldon, Braintree, Uttlesford , - ! CM4 , INGATESTONE ,

Blackmore Blackmore is a village in Essex, England. It is located approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of Chipping Ongar and 4 miles (7 km) north of Brentwood. The village is in the parish of Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green in the Brentwood ...

, Fryerning,

, Margaretting,

Stock In finance, stock (also capital stock) consists of all the shares by which ownership of a corporation or company is divided.Longman Business English Dictionary: "stock - ''especially AmE'' one of the shares into which ownership of a company ...

, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Epping Forest , - ! CM5 , ONGAR , Chipping Ongar,

High Ongar High Ongar is a village and civil parish in the County of Essex, England. It is located a mile (1½ km) north-east of Chipping Ongar, 8 miles (13 km) west of Chelmsford and 6 miles (10 km) north-west of Brentwood. The village of ...

Bobbingworth Bobbingworth is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. The village is situated approximately north-west from Chipping Ongar, west from the county town of Chelmsford, and lies off the A414 road. Bobbingwort ...

, Moreton, The Lavers,

The Rodings The Rodings are a group of eight villages in the upper part of the River Roding and the west of Essex, England, the largest group in the country to bear a common name. (Registration required.) The Rodings do not lie within a single district in th ...

, Epping Forest, Chelmsford , - ! CM6 , DUNMOW , Great Dunmow,

Felsted Felsted (sometimes spelt Felstead) is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Bannister Green, Bartholomew Green, Causeway End, Coblers Green, Cock Green, Frenches Gre ...

, Uttlesford, Chelmsford , - ! CM7 , BRAINTREE , Braintree,

Finchingfield Finchingfield is a village in the Braintree district in north-west Essex, England, a primarily rural area. It is approximately from Thaxted, farther from the larger towns of Saffron Walden and Braintree. Nearby villages include Great Bardfield ...

, Great Bardfield , Braintree, Uttlesford , - ! CM8 , WITHAM , Witham , Braintree, Maldon , - ! CM9 , MALDON ,

, Tollesbury, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Tolleshunt Knights , Maldon, Colchester, Chelmsford , - ! CM11 , BILLERICAY , Billericay (East),

Great Burstead Great Burstead is an urban settlement in Essex, England - it is contiguous with the town of Billericay. History By tradition, the origins of the church, St Mary Magdalene, at Great Burstead are linked to Saint Cedd (d.664). Cedd, a missionary m ...

, Basildon, Chelmsford , - ! CM12 , BILLERICAY , Billericay (West), Little Burstead , Basildon, Brentwood , - ! CM13 , BRENTWOOD , Brentwood,

East Horndon East Horndon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of West Horndon, in the south of the borough of Brentwood in Essex in the East of England. It is situated just south of the A127 road near Herongate. The village Church of Al ...

, Great Warley,

Herongate Herongate is a village in south Essex, England. The village is situated on the A128 road between Brentwood and West Horndon. The population of the village is listed in the civil parish of Herongate and Ingrave. History Herongate goes back ...

, Hutton,

Ingrave Ingrave is a village and former civil parish in the Brentwood in Essex, England. It is situated on and around the A128 road, 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the town of Brentwood. Together with the adjoining village of Herongate, it now form ...

, Little Warley, West Horndon , Brentwood, Basildon, Havering , - ! CM14 , BRENTWOOD , Brentwood, Warley , Brentwood, Havering , - ! CM15 , BRENTWOOD , Brentwood,

Doddinghurst Doddinghurst is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Borough of Brentwood, Brentwood, in south Essex. It is 3 miles (5 km) to the north of Brentwood, Essex, Brentwood. History The village was recorded in the Domesday Book as D ...

Kelvedon Hatch Kelvedon Hatch is a village in civil parish of Kelvedon Hatch, in the Borough of Brentwood in south Essex, England. It is situated just north of Pilgrims Hatch, approximately to the north of Brentwood and is surrounded by Metropolitan Green ...

, Mountnessing, Shenfield,

Stondon Massey Stondon Massey is a village and civil parish in the Brentwood district of Essex, England. The village is to the north of Brentwood, between Blackmore and Doddinghurst. Stondon Massey hosts an annual fete on the village green. In 2006 the vil ...

, Pilgrims Hatch , Brentwood , - ! CM16 , EPPING ,

, Theydon Bois,

North Weald North Weald Bassett or simply North Weald is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. The village is within the North Weald Ridges and Valleys landscape area. A market is held every Saturday and Bank Holiday Mo ...

, Epping Forest , - ! CM17 , HARLOW ,

, Old Harlow, Matching, Matching Tye,

Matching Green Matching Green is a village and the largest settlement in the civil parish of Matching, in Essex, England. It is east of Harlow, north-west of Chipping Ongar and south-east of Sawbridgeworth. Matching Green has one of the largest village gr ...

Church Langley Church Langley is part of Harlow, Essex, England. Church Langley was built from 1992 and was originally named Brenthall Park, consisting of three developers in the Brenthall Park partnership who then sold on some parts to other developers. It wa ...

, 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 ,

Sheering __NOTOC__ Sheering is a civil parish and village in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. Sheering village is situated north-east from Harlow, south of Bishop's Stortford and north-east from London. The Stort Navigation to the west ...

, Uttlesford, East Hertfordshire, Epping Forest , - ! CM23 , BISHOP'S STORTFORD , Bishop's Stortford,

Thorley Thorley may refer to: Places * Thorley, Hertfordshire, England * Thorley, Isle of Wight, England People with the surname Thorley * Di Thorley, Australian politician * Wilfrid Thorley, English poet * Ollie Thorley, English rugby player People w ...

, Manuden , East Hertfordshire, Uttlesford , - ! CM24 , STANSTED , Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted Airport , Uttlesford , - ! CM77 , BRAINTREE , Braintree, Great Notley, Rayne , Braintree, Uttlesford, Chelmsford , - ! CM92 , Harlow, Pinnacles , , , - ! CM98 , Chelmsford , , , - ! CM99 , Chelmsford , ,

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Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom Postcode areas covering the East of England Borough of Basildon Borough of Brentwood Braintree District City of Chelmsford Epping Forest District Harlow Maldon District Uttlesford

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