CM2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Chelmsford, Moulsham and Great Baddow, in Chelmsford.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CM2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in CM2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How CM2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CM2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CM2 at a rate of 79.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.3 per 1,000 people across the CM postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 484 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CM2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,894), other crime (865) and shoplifting (622).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CM2 was 76.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CM2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CM2 has no single figure. Of its 39 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CM2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford 005E | 2,146 | 26.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| Chelmsford 007E | 1,493 | 95.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| Chelmsford 008A | 1,263 | 256.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.7% |
| Chelmsford 008B | 1,565 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.7% |
| Chelmsford 008C | 1,404 | 30.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.2% |
| Chelmsford 008D | 1,461 | 160.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.7% |
| Chelmsford 008E | 1,838 | 28.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.3% |
| Chelmsford 008F | 1,816 | 57.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.4% |
| Chelmsford 012A | 2,150 | 81.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.9% |
| Chelmsford 012B | 1,547 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.2% |
| Chelmsford 012C | 1,801 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| Chelmsford 012D | 1,469 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Chelmsford 012E | 1,257 | 26.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| Chelmsford 013A | 1,228 | 82.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| Chelmsford 013B | 1,696 | 55.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.5% |
| Chelmsford 013C | 1,839 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.0% |
| Chelmsford 013D | 1,527 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| Chelmsford 013E | 1,535 | 52.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 56.3% |
| Chelmsford 014A | 1,719 | 67.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.7% |
| Chelmsford 014B | 1,731 | 96.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.8% |
| Chelmsford 014C | 1,650 | 92.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.7% |
| Chelmsford 014D | 1,651 | 41.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.7% |
| Chelmsford 014F | 1,601 | 58.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.6% |
| Chelmsford 014G | 1,538 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.9% |
| Chelmsford 015A | 1,263 | 18.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| Chelmsford 015B | 1,177 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.1% |
| Chelmsford 015C | 1,593 | 55.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.3% |
| Chelmsford 015D | 1,263 | 17.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Chelmsford 015E | 1,541 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.6% |
| Chelmsford 017A | 1,541 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.8% |
| Chelmsford 017B | 1,346 | 83.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.8% |
| Chelmsford 017C | 1,407 | 51.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.0% |
| Chelmsford 017D | 1,368 | 92.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.5% |
| Chelmsford 017E | 1,387 | 16.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.5% |
| Chelmsford 018F | 1,495 | 47.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 33.3% |
| Chelmsford 022C | 1,310 | 603.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.4% |
| Chelmsford 022D | 2,049 | 426.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.3% |
| Chelmsford 023C | 2,091 | 74.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.3% |
| Chelmsford 023D | 1,824 | 45.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 85.1% |
MPs for CM2
- Marie GoldmanLiberal DemocratMP for Chelmsford84% of CM2’s postcodes
- Sir John WhittingdaleConservativeMP for Maldon16% of CM2’s postcodes
- Mrs Kemi BadenochConservativeMP for North West Essex0.5% of CM2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CM26
Postcode sectors in CM26
Council1
Towns in CM21
Postcode districts next to CM25
Nearest rail stations2
More in the CM postcode area2
CM2 in brief
CM2 is a postcode district covering Chelmsford, Moulsham and Great Baddow, in Chelmsford.
About 62,627 people lived in CM2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £380,000 in 2025 across 921 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 79.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CM2 was £380,000 in 2025.
CM2 had 60,932 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in CM2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CM2, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.