# CM2 6XW: area report for a postcode in Chelmsford

CM2 6XW 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 CM2 6XW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) › [CM2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm2) › [CM2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 8% on July. Chelmsford 008A: 256 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5013,51.7416,CM26XW
- **Beaulieu Park, 2.2 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5013,51.7416,CM26XW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5013,51.7416,CM26XW
- **No property in CM2 6XW 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=0.5013,51.7416,CM26XW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Chelmsford 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5013,51.7416,CM26XW
- **£378,080 average price**: For the whole of Chelmsford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5013,51.7416,CM26XW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5013,51.7416,CM26XW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5013,51.7416,CM26XW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CM2 6XW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5013,51.7416,CM26XW
- **Low road and rail noise at CM2 6XW**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5013,51.7416,CM26XW
- **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=0.5013,51.7416,CM26XW
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5013,51.7416,CM26XW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barnes Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnes-farm-primary-school-e146000) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chelmsford Hospital School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chelmsford-hospital-school-e142537) | Independent | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Tyrrells School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-tyrrells-school-e137607) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, January 2025 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chancellor-park-primary-school-chelmsford-e133661) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bishops-church-of-england-and-roman-catholic-primary-school-e115204) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Boswells School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-boswells-school-e137874) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Perryfields Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perryfields-junior-school-e143784) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trinity Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-road-primary-school-e114805) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, January 2025 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £337,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2024 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2024 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| September 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY (780 m)
- Pharmacies: APPLE TREE PHARMACY (670 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (670 m); PURE ORTHODONTICS (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Springfield Chelmsford (510 m, Aldi); Asda Chelmsford Superstore (700 m, Asda); Co-op Havengore (740 m, Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society)

## 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.7** (2025). Chelmsford 008A has a deprivation score of 13.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,988th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £331,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chelmsford 008A was £331,500 in 2025. Joint 12,962nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,263** (2021). Chelmsford 008A had 1,263 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,714th least 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: 95.7%** (January 2026). In Chelmsford 008A, 95.7% 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.

## CM2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £380,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CM2 was £380,000 in 2025. Joint 662nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 60,932** (2021). CM2 had 60,932 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 91st 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 CM2 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: 91.6%** (January 2026). In CM2, 91.6% 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: 51.7416, 0.5013

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=0.5013,51.7416,CM26XW

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