# CM2 8QZ: area report for a postcode in Chelmsford

CM2 8QZ 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 8QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) › [CM2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm2) › [CM2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 47% on July. Chelmsford 017A: 59 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4709,51.6967,CM28QZ
- **Chelmsford, 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4709,51.6967,CM28QZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4709,51.6967,CM28QZ
- **No property in CM2 8QZ 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=0.4709,51.6967,CM28QZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Chelmsford 017A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4709,51.6967,CM28QZ
- **£376,682 average price**: For the whole of Chelmsford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4709,51.6967,CM28QZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4709,51.6967,CM28QZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4709,51.6967,CM28QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CM2 8QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4709,51.6967,CM28QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at CM2 8QZ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4709,51.6967,CM28QZ
- **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=0.4709,51.6967,CM28QZ
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4709,51.6967,CM28QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Galleywood Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/galleywood-infant-school-e114887) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-junior-school-e115197) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thriftwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thriftwood-school-e137554) | Special | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Mildmay Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mildmay-primary-school-e146980) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beehive Lane Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beehive-lane-community-primary-school-e114996) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2023 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2024 | £207,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £352,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £193,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: GALLEYWOOD PHARMACY LTD (410 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Galleywood (390 m, Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society); Morrisons Daily Chelmsford Galleywood (410 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £376,682** (August 2026). Chelmsford’s average house price was £376,682 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 120th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 017A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.2** (2025). Chelmsford 017A has a deprivation score of 9.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,737th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £453,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chelmsford 017A was £453,500 in 2025. Joint 6,236th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,541** (2021). Chelmsford 017A had 1,541 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,268th 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: 95.8%** (January 2026). In Chelmsford 017A, 95.8% 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: 51.6967, 0.4709

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

## Your MP

- [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maldon): Sir John Whittingdale (Conservative), 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), August 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=0.4709,51.6967,CM28QZ

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