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CM2 6LA

Moulsham and Central · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Moulsham and Central
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM2 6JA 6 m
CM2 6JZ 21 m
CM2 6NA 60 m
CM2 6JQ 70 m
CM2 6HX 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM2 6LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 6
Latitude
51.734145
Longitude
0.480237
British National Grid easting
571,364
British National Grid northing
206,847

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Moulsham and Central · E05015473
Parish or community
E43000285
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00109626
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 022C · E01034090
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 022 · E02006978

Postcode source versions

Explore CM2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
31
Secondary
9

  1. Trinity Road Primary School

    Community school

    365 m

  2. The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford

    Voluntary aided school

    383 m

  3. Anglia Ruskin University

    Higher education institutions

    892 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,907
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,374
  • Shoplifting 904
  • Public order 467
  • Other theft 406
  • Anti social behaviour 396

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM2 6 residents
15,659

Age bands in CM2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

2,777 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,689 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.9%

4,897 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

4,313 residents

Age 65 and over
13.7%

2,174 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    521 m

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    902 m

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    957 m

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    1.7 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    1.9 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    2.2 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    2.3 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    2.8 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

    16A LORDSHIP ROAD, WRITTLE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3EH

    ODS code F81098

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Boswells Drive

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.0 miles

  • Wharf Road

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.0 miles

  • Boswells Drive

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.1 miles

  • Wharf Road

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.1 miles

  • Town Centre Tesco Store

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 022C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,159 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

60 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 9 secondary schools. Trinity Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 365 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,907 published events cover 12 months, averaging 492.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,374 events.

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