# CM2 9JH: area report for a postcode in Chelmsford

CM2 9JH 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 9JH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) › [CM2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm2) › [CM2 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm2-9)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 36% on July. Chelmsford 015C: 55 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4784,51.7187,CM29JH
- **Chelmsford, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4784,51.7187,CM29JH
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4784,51.7187,CM29JH
- **No property in CM2 9JH 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=0.4784,51.7187,CM29JH
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Chelmsford 015C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4784,51.7187,CM29JH
- **£378,080 average price**: For the whole of Chelmsford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4784,51.7187,CM29JH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4784,51.7187,CM29JH
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4784,51.7187,CM29JH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CM2 9JH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4784,51.7187,CM29JH
- **Low road and rail noise at CM2 9JH**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4784,51.7187,CM29JH
- **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=0.4784,51.7187,CM29JH
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4784,51.7187,CM29JH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Moulsham High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moulsham-high-school-e136863) | Secondary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 54.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Moulsham Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moulsham-infant-school-e136855) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Moulsham Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moulsham-junior-school-e137971) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 67% 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 | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Great Baddow High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-baddow-high-school-e136904) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Woodcroft Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodcroft-nursery-school-e114699) | Nursery | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Oaklands Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oaklands-infant-school-e146210) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Larkrise Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/larkrise-primary-school-e143124) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £470,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2025 | £355,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £455,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2024 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2024 | £382,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY (830 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (330 m); THE PILLBOX PHARMACY (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Moulsham Lodge (360 m, Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society); Farmfoods Moulsham Lodge Chelmsford (470 m, Farmfoods); Lidl Moulsham Lodge Chelmsford (500 m, Lidl); Co-op Beehive Lane (550 m, Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society); Co-op Baddow Road (800 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 015C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.8** (2025). Chelmsford 015C has a deprivation score of 8.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,245th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £390,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chelmsford 015C was £390,000 in 2025. Joint 9,167th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,593** (2021). Chelmsford 015C had 1,593 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,455th 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In Chelmsford 015C, 97.3% 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: 51.7187, 0.4784

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=0.4784,51.7187,CM29JH

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