CM1 · Chelmsford

CM1 broadband and area guide

Ofcom coverage, connection speeds, house prices and local data for 1,440 postcodes across 7 sectors in Chelmsford.

Full fibre

0%

Gigabit

92%

Superfast

97%

Postcodes

1,440

CM1 spans 1,440 postcodes across Chelmsford with strong gigabit reach at 91.5% and minimal slow-speed postcodes.

Broadband speeds in CM1

Share of CM1 premises by the fastest download speed available, averaged across all 1,440 postcodes in the district.

Cable gigabit networks serve 91.5% of postcodes. Speed distribution is excellent: 92% reach 300 Mbps or faster (a 0.5% over-delivery likely from neighbours' cable reach), 5.4% sit in the 30 to 300 Mbps band, and only 0.3% fall below 10 Mbps. Wireless at 1.8% fills rare gaps in coverage, most significant in fringe rural areas. Below-USO involves a single postcode only. Chelmsford's industrial and residential base has attracted sustained cable investment over years. The narrow slow-speed tail and high gigabit rate reflect cable monoculture rather than diverse fibre and copper patchwork. This consistency benefits property choosers: most postcodes offer similar speed options and competitive provider offerings regardless of neighbourhood.

Under 2 Mbps
<1%
2 to 5 Mbps
0%
5 to 10 Mbps
<1%
10 to 30 Mbps
2%
30 to 300 Mbps
5%
300 Mbps and above
92%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations. Percentages are district-wide averages of postcode-level availability, so rows may not sum to exactly 100%.

Connectivity in detail

Below 10 Mbps USO

<1%

Premises unable to get the 10 Mbps universal service minimum

Fixed wireless

2%

Premises that can use a fixed wireless access service

Broadband by sector

CM1 splits into 7 postcode sectors. Coverage and prices can differ street by street, so open a sector below to find your exact postcode.

SectorPostcodesSuperfastFull fibreGigabit
CM1 118493%0%83%
CM1 2253100%0%98%
CM1 322397%0%90%
CM1 431296%0%90%
CM1 6264100%0%95%
CM1 720396%0%91%
CM1 91100%TBC100%
All CM1 1 postcodes (184)
All CM1 2 postcodes (253)
CM1 2AACM1 2ABCM1 2ADCM1 2AECM1 2AFCM1 2AGCM1 2AHCM1 2AJCM1 2ALCM1 2ANCM1 2APCM1 2AQCM1 2ARCM1 2ASCM1 2ATCM1 2AWCM1 2BACM1 2BBCM1 2BDCM1 2BECM1 2BGCM1 2BHCM1 2BNCM1 2BPCM1 2BQCM1 2BSCM1 2BTCM1 2BUCM1 2BWCM1 2BXCM1 2BYCM1 2BZCM1 2DACM1 2DBCM1 2DDCM1 2DECM1 2DFCM1 2DGCM1 2DJCM1 2DLCM1 2DNCM1 2DPCM1 2DRCM1 2DTCM1 2DUCM1 2DWCM1 2DXCM1 2DYCM1 2DZCM1 2EACM1 2EBCM1 2EDCM1 2EECM1 2EFCM1 2EGCM1 2EHCM1 2EJCM1 2ELCM1 2ENCM1 2EPCM1 2EQCM1 2ERCM1 2ESCM1 2ETCM1 2EUCM1 2EWCM1 2EXCM1 2EYCM1 2EZCM1 2FNCM1 2FQCM1 2FUCM1 2FYCM1 2FZCM1 2GACM1 2GBCM1 2GDCM1 2GECM1 2GFCM1 2GGCM1 2GHCM1 2GJCM1 2GLCM1 2GNCM1 2GQCM1 2GRCM1 2HACM1 2HBCM1 2HDCM1 2HECM1 2HFCM1 2HGCM1 2HHCM1 2HJCM1 2HLCM1 2HNCM1 2HPCM1 2HQCM1 2HRCM1 2HSCM1 2HWCM1 2JACM1 2JBCM1 2JDCM1 2JECM1 2JFCM1 2JGCM1 2JHCM1 2JJCM1 2JLCM1 2JNCM1 2JPCM1 2JQCM1 2JRCM1 2JSCM1 2JWCM1 2JXCM1 2JYCM1 2JZCM1 2LACM1 2LBCM1 2LDCM1 2LECM1 2LFCM1 2LGCM1 2LHCM1 2LJCM1 2LLCM1 2LNCM1 2LPCM1 2LQCM1 2LRCM1 2LUCM1 2LWCM1 2LXCM1 2LYCM1 2NBCM1 2NDCM1 2NECM1 2NFCM1 2NGCM1 2NHCM1 2NJCM1 2NLCM1 2NNCM1 2NPCM1 2NQCM1 2NRCM1 2NSCM1 2NTCM1 2NXCM1 2PACM1 2PBCM1 2PDCM1 2PECM1 2PFCM1 2PJCM1 2PLCM1 2PNCM1 2PPCM1 2PRCM1 2PTCM1 2PUCM1 2PWCM1 2PZCM1 2QACM1 2QDCM1 2QECM1 2QFCM1 2QHCM1 2QJCM1 2QLCM1 2QNCM1 2QPCM1 2QRCM1 2QSCM1 2QTCM1 2QUCM1 2QWCM1 2QXCM1 2QYCM1 2QZCM1 2RACM1 2RBCM1 2RDCM1 2RECM1 2RFCM1 2RGCM1 2RHCM1 2RLCM1 2RNCM1 2RPCM1 2RQCM1 2RRCM1 2RSCM1 2RXCM1 2RYCM1 2RZCM1 2SACM1 2SBCM1 2SDCM1 2SECM1 2SJCM1 2SLCM1 2SNCM1 2SPCM1 2SRCM1 2SSCM1 2STCM1 2SUCM1 2SWCM1 2SXCM1 2SYCM1 2TECM1 2TFCM1 2TGCM1 2THCM1 2TJCM1 2TLCM1 2TNCM1 2TPCM1 2TQCM1 2TRCM1 2TSCM1 2TTCM1 2TUCM1 2TWCM1 2TXCM1 2TYCM1 2TZCM1 2UACM1 2UDCM1 2UPCM1 2UTCM1 2UYCM1 2UZCM1 2WSCM1 2WTCM1 2WUCM1 2WWCM1 2XACM1 2XBCM1 2XDCM1 2XHCM1 2XJCM1 2XLCM1 2XNCM1 2XRCM1 2XSCM1 2XTCM1 2XUCM1 2XWCM1 2XX
All CM1 3 postcodes (223)
CM1 3AACM1 3AECM1 3AFCM1 3AGCM1 3ARCM1 3ATCM1 3AXCM1 3BBCM1 3BHCM1 3BJCM1 3BLCM1 3BPCM1 3BSCM1 3BTCM1 3BUCM1 3BWCM1 3BXCM1 3BYCM1 3BZCM1 3DACM1 3DBCM1 3DDCM1 3DECM1 3DFCM1 3DGCM1 3DHCM1 3DJCM1 3DLCM1 3DNCM1 3DPCM1 3DQCM1 3DRCM1 3DSCM1 3DTCM1 3DUCM1 3DXCM1 3DYCM1 3DZCM1 3EACM1 3EBCM1 3EDCM1 3EECM1 3EFCM1 3EGCM1 3EHCM1 3EJCM1 3ELCM1 3ENCM1 3EPCM1 3EQCM1 3ESCM1 3ETCM1 3EUCM1 3EWCM1 3EXCM1 3EYCM1 3EZCM1 3FDCM1 3FFCM1 3FHCM1 3FJCM1 3FLCM1 3FNCM1 3GACM1 3GDCM1 3GFCM1 3GGCM1 3GHCM1 3GJCM1 3GLCM1 3GNCM1 3GPCM1 3GRCM1 3GSCM1 3GUCM1 3GWCM1 3GYCM1 3GZCM1 3HBCM1 3HDCM1 3HECM1 3HFCM1 3HGCM1 3HHCM1 3HJCM1 3HLCM1 3HNCM1 3HPCM1 3HQCM1 3HRCM1 3HSCM1 3HTCM1 3HWCM1 3HYCM1 3HZCM1 3JACM1 3JBCM1 3JDCM1 3JECM1 3JFCM1 3JGCM1 3JHCM1 3JJCM1 3JLCM1 3JNCM1 3JPCM1 3JQCM1 3JRCM1 3JSCM1 3JTCM1 3JUCM1 3JWCM1 3JXCM1 3JYCM1 3JZCM1 3LECM1 3LFCM1 3LGCM1 3LHCM1 3LJCM1 3LLCM1 3LNCM1 3LPCM1 3LQCM1 3LRCM1 3LSCM1 3LTCM1 3LWCM1 3LYCM1 3NACM1 3NBCM1 3NDCM1 3NECM1 3NFCM1 3NGCM1 3NHCM1 3NJCM1 3NLCM1 3NNCM1 3NPCM1 3NQCM1 3NRCM1 3NSCM1 3NTCM1 3NUCM1 3NWCM1 3NXCM1 3NYCM1 3NZCM1 3PACM1 3PBCM1 3PDCM1 3PECM1 3PFCM1 3PHCM1 3PJCM1 3PNCM1 3PQCM1 3PRCM1 3PSCM1 3PUCM1 3PWCM1 3PXCM1 3PZCM1 3QDCM1 3QECM1 3QFCM1 3QGCM1 3QHCM1 3QJCM1 3QLCM1 3QPCM1 3QRCM1 3QSCM1 3QTCM1 3QUCM1 3QWCM1 3QYCM1 3QZCM1 3RACM1 3RBCM1 3RDCM1 3RECM1 3RFCM1 3RGCM1 3RHCM1 3RLCM1 3RNCM1 3RPCM1 3RQCM1 3RRCM1 3RSCM1 3RTCM1 3RUCM1 3RWCM1 3RYCM1 3RZCM1 3SACM1 3SBCM1 3SDCM1 3SECM1 3SFCM1 3SGCM1 3SHCM1 3SJCM1 3SLCM1 3SNCM1 3SPCM1 3SQCM1 3SRCM1 3SSCM1 3STCM1 3SUCM1 3SXCM1 3TFCM1 3THCM1 3UBCM1 3USCM1 3WQCM1 3WRCM1 3WSCM1 3WTCM1 3YA
All CM1 4 postcodes (312)
CM1 4AACM1 4ABCM1 4ADCM1 4AECM1 4AFCM1 4AGCM1 4AHCM1 4AJCM1 4ALCM1 4ANCM1 4APCM1 4AQCM1 4ARCM1 4ASCM1 4ATCM1 4AUCM1 4AWCM1 4AXCM1 4AYCM1 4AZCM1 4BACM1 4BBCM1 4BDCM1 4BHCM1 4BJCM1 4BLCM1 4BNCM1 4BPCM1 4BSCM1 4BTCM1 4BUCM1 4BWCM1 4BXCM1 4BYCM1 4BZCM1 4DACM1 4DBCM1 4DDCM1 4DECM1 4DFCM1 4DGCM1 4DHCM1 4DLCM1 4DNCM1 4DPCM1 4DQCM1 4DUCM1 4DXCM1 4DYCM1 4DZCM1 4EACM1 4EBCM1 4EDCM1 4EECM1 4EFCM1 4EGCM1 4EHCM1 4EJCM1 4ELCM1 4EPCM1 4EQCM1 4ESCM1 4ETCM1 4EUCM1 4EXCM1 4EYCM1 4EZCM1 4FBCM1 4FDCM1 4FFCM1 4FGCM1 4FHCM1 4FJCM1 4FLCM1 4FNCM1 4FPCM1 4FQCM1 4FRCM1 4FSCM1 4FTCM1 4FUCM1 4FWCM1 4FXCM1 4FYCM1 4FZCM1 4GACM1 4GDCM1 4GECM1 4GFCM1 4GHCM1 4GJCM1 4GPCM1 4GQCM1 4GRCM1 4GSCM1 4HACM1 4HBCM1 4HDCM1 4HECM1 4HFCM1 4HGCM1 4HHCM1 4HJCM1 4HLCM1 4HNCM1 4HPCM1 4HRCM1 4HSCM1 4HTCM1 4HWCM1 4HXCM1 4HYCM1 4HZCM1 4JBCM1 4JDCM1 4JECM1 4JFCM1 4JGCM1 4JHCM1 4JJCM1 4JLCM1 4JNCM1 4JPCM1 4JQCM1 4JRCM1 4JSCM1 4JTCM1 4JUCM1 4JWCM1 4JXCM1 4JYCM1 4LACM1 4LBCM1 4LDCM1 4LECM1 4LFCM1 4LGCM1 4LHCM1 4LJCM1 4LLCM1 4LNCM1 4LPCM1 4LQCM1 4LRCM1 4LSCM1 4LTCM1 4LUCM1 4LWCM1 4LXCM1 4LYCM1 4LZCM1 4NACM1 4NBCM1 4NECM1 4NFCM1 4NGCM1 4NHCM1 4NJCM1 4NLCM1 4NNCM1 4NPCM1 4NQCM1 4NRCM1 4NSCM1 4NTCM1 4NUCM1 4NWCM1 4NXCM1 4NYCM1 4NZCM1 4PACM1 4PBCM1 4PDCM1 4PECM1 4PFCM1 4PGCM1 4PHCM1 4PPCM1 4PQCM1 4PRCM1 4PSCM1 4PTCM1 4PUCM1 4PXCM1 4PYCM1 4PZCM1 4QACM1 4QBCM1 4QDCM1 4QHCM1 4QJCM1 4QLCM1 4QNCM1 4QPCM1 4QQCM1 4QRCM1 4QSCM1 4QTCM1 4QUCM1 4QWCM1 4QXCM1 4QYCM1 4QZCM1 4RACM1 4RBCM1 4RDCM1 4RECM1 4RGCM1 4RHCM1 4RLCM1 4RNCM1 4RPCM1 4RQCM1 4RRCM1 4RSCM1 4RTCM1 4RUCM1 4RWCM1 4RXCM1 4RYCM1 4RZCM1 4SACM1 4SBCM1 4SDCM1 4SECM1 4SFCM1 4SGCM1 4SHCM1 4SJCM1 4SLCM1 4SQCM1 4SSCM1 4STCM1 4SUCM1 4SXCM1 4SYCM1 4SZCM1 4TACM1 4TBCM1 4TDCM1 4TECM1 4TFCM1 4TGCM1 4TJCM1 4TLCM1 4TNCM1 4TPCM1 4TQCM1 4TRCM1 4TSCM1 4TTCM1 4TWCM1 4TXCM1 4TYCM1 4TZCM1 4UACM1 4UBCM1 4UECM1 4UFCM1 4UGCM1 4UHCM1 4UJCM1 4ULCM1 4UNCM1 4UPCM1 4UQCM1 4URCM1 4USCM1 4UTCM1 4UUCM1 4UWCM1 4UXCM1 4UYCM1 4UZCM1 4WACM1 4WBCM1 4WDCM1 4WFCM1 4WGCM1 4WHCM1 4WTCM1 4XACM1 4XBCM1 4XDCM1 4XECM1 4XGCM1 4XHCM1 4XLCM1 4XNCM1 4XQCM1 4XRCM1 4XSCM1 4XTCM1 4XUCM1 4XWCM1 4XXCM1 4XYCM1 4XZCM1 4YACM1 4YBCM1 4YDCM1 4YECM1 4YFCM1 4YGCM1 4YJCM1 4YLCM1 4YPCM1 4YQCM1 4YRCM1 4YTCM1 4YYCM1 4ZB
All CM1 6 postcodes (264)
CM1 6AFCM1 6AGCM1 6AHCM1 6AJCM1 6ALCM1 6ANCM1 6APCM1 6AQCM1 6ARCM1 6ASCM1 6ATCM1 6AUCM1 6AXCM1 6AYCM1 6AZCM1 6BACM1 6BBCM1 6BDCM1 6BECM1 6BFCM1 6BGCM1 6BHCM1 6BJCM1 6BLCM1 6BNCM1 6BPCM1 6BQCM1 6BSCM1 6BTCM1 6BUCM1 6BWCM1 6BXCM1 6BYCM1 6BZCM1 6DACM1 6DBCM1 6DDCM1 6DECM1 6DFCM1 6DGCM1 6DJCM1 6DLCM1 6DNCM1 6DPCM1 6DQCM1 6DRCM1 6DSCM1 6DTCM1 6DUCM1 6DWCM1 6DYCM1 6EACM1 6EBCM1 6EDCM1 6EECM1 6EFCM1 6EGCM1 6EHCM1 6EJCM1 6ELCM1 6ENCM1 6EPCM1 6EQCM1 6ERCM1 6ETCM1 6EUCM1 6EYCM1 6EZCM1 6FACM1 6FBCM1 6FDCM1 6FECM1 6FFCM1 6FGCM1 6FHCM1 6FJCM1 6FLCM1 6FNCM1 6FPCM1 6FQCM1 6FRCM1 6FSCM1 6FTCM1 6FUCM1 6FWCM1 6FXCM1 6FYCM1 6GACM1 6GBCM1 6GDCM1 6GECM1 6GFCM1 6GGCM1 6GHCM1 6GJCM1 6GLCM1 6GNCM1 6GPCM1 6GQCM1 6GRCM1 6GTCM1 6GUCM1 6GWCM1 6GXCM1 6GYCM1 6GZCM1 6HACM1 6HDCM1 6HFCM1 6HGCM1 6HHCM1 6HJCM1 6HNCM1 6HPCM1 6HQCM1 6HRCM1 6HSCM1 6HTCM1 6HUCM1 6HWCM1 6HXCM1 6HYCM1 6HZCM1 6JACM1 6JBCM1 6JDCM1 6JECM1 6JFCM1 6JGCM1 6JHCM1 6JJCM1 6JLCM1 6JNCM1 6JPCM1 6JQCM1 6JRCM1 6JSCM1 6JTCM1 6JUCM1 6JWCM1 6JXCM1 6JYCM1 6JZCM1 6LACM1 6LBCM1 6LDCM1 6LECM1 6LFCM1 6LHCM1 6LJCM1 6LLCM1 6LNCM1 6LPCM1 6LRCM1 6LSCM1 6LTCM1 6LUCM1 6LWCM1 6LXCM1 6LYCM1 6LZCM1 6NACM1 6NBCM1 6NDCM1 6NECM1 6NFCM1 6NGCM1 6NHCM1 6NLCM1 6NNCM1 6NPCM1 6NRCM1 6NSCM1 6NTCM1 6NUCM1 6NWCM1 6PJCM1 6PRCM1 6PSCM1 6QRCM1 6QSCM1 6QTCM1 6QUCM1 6QXCM1 6QYCM1 6QZCM1 6SSCM1 6STCM1 6SUCM1 6SXCM1 6SYCM1 6SZCM1 6TACM1 6TBCM1 6TDCM1 6TLCM1 6TNCM1 6TRCM1 6TSCM1 6TTCM1 6TUCM1 6TWCM1 6TXCM1 6TYCM1 6TZCM1 6UACM1 6UBCM1 6UDCM1 6UECM1 6UGCM1 6UHCM1 6UJCM1 6ULCM1 6UNCM1 6UPCM1 6UQCM1 6URCM1 6UTCM1 6UUCM1 6UWCM1 6UXCM1 6UYCM1 6WPCM1 6XACM1 6XBCM1 6XDCM1 6XECM1 6XFCM1 6XGCM1 6XHCM1 6XJCM1 6XLCM1 6XNCM1 6XPCM1 6XQCM1 6XRCM1 6XSCM1 6XTCM1 6XUCM1 6XWCM1 6XXCM1 6XYCM1 6XZCM1 6YDCM1 6YECM1 6YFCM1 6YGCM1 6YHCM1 6YJCM1 6YLCM1 6YNCM1 6YPCM1 6YQCM1 6YRCM1 6YSCM1 6YTCM1 6YUCM1 6YWCM1 6YXCM1 6ZECM1 6ZFCM1 6ZGCM1 6ZPCM1 6ZQ
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Living in Chelmsford

Chelmsford's industrial and residential base has attracted sustained cable investment. The narrow slow-speed tail and high gigabit rate reflect cable monoculture rather than diverse fibre/copper patchwork. This consistency benefits property choosers: most postcodes offer similar speed options.

Remote worker score

55/100

Connectivity and amenities for home working

Family score

50/100

Schools, safety and family amenities

Value score

50/100

What you get for the local price level

CM1 broadband FAQs

Is Chelmsford fully gigabit-connected?

Nearly: 91.5% of postcodes have gigabit cable. The remaining 8.5% reach superfast at 30 Mbps and above via fibre or older copper.

How many postcodes are slow?

Only 0.3% fall below 10 Mbps, making this extremely rare. The district is well-served.

What about industrial estates or business parks?

These are typically well-wired. Use the Checker for your specific address, as some commercial zones may have distinct providers.

Are upgrade plans ongoing?

The 8.5% non-gigabit postcodes are candidates for future fibre or cable expansion. Contact your provider for timelines.

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Data sources: Broadband data from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 · House prices from HM Land Registry · Crime from Police.uk · See all data sources