# CM1 2RQ: area report for a postcode in Chelmsford

CM1 2RQ is a postcode in Chelmsford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Chelmsford. Open the map at CM1 2RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) › [CM1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm1) › [CM1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Chelmsford 009B: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4601,51.7388,CM12RQ
- **Chelmsford, 640 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4601,51.7388,CM12RQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4601,51.7388,CM12RQ
- **No property in CM1 2RQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.4601,51.7388,CM12RQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Chelmsford 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4601,51.7388,CM12RQ
- **£378,080 average price**: For the whole of Chelmsford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4601,51.7388,CM12RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4601,51.7388,CM12RQ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4601,51.7388,CM12RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CM1 2RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4601,51.7388,CM12RQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CM1 2RQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4601,51.7388,CM12RQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.4601,51.7388,CM12RQ
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4601,51.7388,CM12RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maltese Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maltese-road-primary-school-e141511) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-grammar-school-chelmsford-e136642) | Secondary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 83.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Kings Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-road-primary-school-e144304) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chelmsford County High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chelmsford-county-high-school-for-girls-e136412) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 81.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Hawthorns School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hawthorns-school-e149335) | Special | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Westlands Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westlands-community-primary-school-e115027) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sir-geoff-hurst-academy-e150846) | Special | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [High Trees](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-trees-e152224) | Special | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £405,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2025 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| November 2025 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £445,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2023 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chelmsford (640 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR. (910 m)
- Pharmacies: RIVERMEAD PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: GOODLEIGH DENTAL PRACTICE (400 m); ELLTON DENTAL SURGERY (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Cook Chelmsford (90 m, Cook); Tesco Chelmsford Interchange Express (510 m, Tesco); Co-op Kings Road (670 m, Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society); Co-op Chelmsford Station (680 m, East of England Co-operative); Morrisons Daily West Chelmsford (750 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £378,080** (July 2026). Chelmsford’s average house price was £378,080 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £46,179** (2025). Full-time workers living in Chelmsford earned a median of £46,179 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 39th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Chelmsford costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Chelmsford has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 65th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Chelmsford 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.0** (2025). Chelmsford 009B has a deprivation score of 18.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,319th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £362,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chelmsford 009B was £362,000 in 2025. Joint 10,926th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,700** (2021). Chelmsford 009B had 1,700 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,529th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.2%** (January 2026). In Chelmsford 009B, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CM1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CM1 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 69,073** (2021). CM1 had 69,073 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 47th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CM1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.2%** (January 2026). In CM1, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford)
- Centre: 51.7388, 0.4601

Council: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chelmsford): Marie Goldman (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.4601,51.7388,CM12RQ

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