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CM2 5PP

Boreham and The Leighs · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Boreham and The Leighs
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM2 5PH 122 m
CM2 5PS 179 m
CM2 5PY 186 m
CM98 1AA 216 m
CM98 1AB 216 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM2 5PP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 5
Latitude
51.753776
Longitude
0.517059
British National Grid easting
573,831
British National Grid northing
209,117

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Boreham and The Leighs · E05004097
Parish or community
E04013166
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00109406
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 005B · E01021537
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 005 · E02004489

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
25
Secondary
7

  1. New Hall School

    Other independent school

    1.2 km

  2. The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

  3. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
804
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 268
  • Shoplifting 170
  • Vehicle crime 62
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Public order 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM2 5 residents
26

Age bands in CM2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.3%

67 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.4%

42 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

83 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.5%

99 residents

Age 65 and over
7.3%

23 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    557 m

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    1.9 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    2.2 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    3.4 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    3.8 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    3.9 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    4.0 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    4.0 km

  • LITTLE WALTHAM & GT NOTLEY SURGERY

    30 BROOK HILL, LITTLE WALTHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3LL

    ODS code F81105

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Royal Mail

    BCT · Springfield

    0.0 miles

  • Royal Mail

    BCT · Springfield

    0.1 miles

  • Sainsburys

    BCT · Springfield

    0.2 miles

  • Beaulieu Park Railway Station

    BCS · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles

  • Beaulieu Park Railway Station

    BCS · Beaulieu Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 005B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,190 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

49 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 7 secondary schools. New Hall School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

804 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 268 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.