# CM98 1AJ: area report for a postcode in Chelmsford

CM98 1AJ 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 CM98 1AJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) › [CM98](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm98) › [CM98 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm98-1)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 300% on July. Chelmsford 005F: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5189,51.7522,CM981AJ
- **Beaulieu Park, 650 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5189,51.7522,CM981AJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5189,51.7522,CM981AJ
- **No property in CM98 1AJ 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=0.5189,51.7522,CM981AJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Chelmsford 005F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5189,51.7522,CM981AJ
- **£378,080 average price**: For the whole of Chelmsford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5189,51.7522,CM981AJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5189,51.7522,CM981AJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5189,51.7522,CM981AJ
- **94% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=0.5189,51.7522,CM981AJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at CM98 1AJ**: Road 66 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5189,51.7522,CM981AJ
- **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=0.5189,51.7522,CM981AJ
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5189,51.7522,CM981AJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [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 | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-hall-school-e115387) | Independent | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Springfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springfield-primary-school-e134065) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 52% 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 | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barnes Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnes-farm-primary-school-e146000) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Beaulieu Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-beaulieu-park-school-e145916) | All-through | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Boreham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boreham-primary-school-e114937) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Boswells School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-boswells-school-e137874) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Beaulieu Park (650 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC (580 m)
- Dental practices: SURGIPACT LTD (630 m); PURE ORTHODONTICS (730 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Boreham Chelmsford BP (300 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Springfield (400 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 005F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.0** (2025). Chelmsford 005F has a deprivation score of 8.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,227th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £612,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chelmsford 005F was £612,500 in 2025. Joint 2,499th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,779** (2021). Chelmsford 005F had 1,779 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,581st 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: 96.2%** (January 2026). In Chelmsford 005F, 96.2% 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.

## CM98 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 318** (2021). CM98 had 318 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 71st least 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 CM98 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: 94.3%** (January 2026). In CM98, 94.3% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 71.6%** (2021). 71.6% of residents in CM98 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 243rd highest of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford)
- Centre: 51.7522, 0.5189

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=0.5189,51.7522,CM981AJ

## How to cite

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