CM2 6LY

Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chelmsford
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM2 6GL 58 m
CM2 6GF 121 m
CM2 6GP 125 m
CM2 6QS 156 m
CM2 6YF 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM2 6LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 6
Latitude
51.742198
Longitude
0.518096
British National Grid easting
573,947
British National Grid northing
207,832

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04013168
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00170992
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 005E · E01033142
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 005 · E02004489

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Wright Mead, Chelmsford, CM2 6LY 19 February 2016 £236,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
28
Secondary
8
  1. Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford

    Community school

    625 m
  2. Barnes Farm Primary School

    Academy converter

    825 m
  3. The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
941
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 394
  • Shoplifting 144
  • Other theft 69
  • Vehicle crime 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

20 female, 17 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
3.4
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM2 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

    1.1 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    1.2 km

  • THE LAURELS SURGERY

    JUNIPER ROAD, BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, CM3 3DX

    ODS code F81149

    2.6 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    2.7 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    3.1 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    3.1 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    3.2 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    4.1 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    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

  • Chancellor Avenue

    BCT · Chelmer Village

    0.2 miles
  • Eglinton Drive

    BCT · Chelmer Village

    0.2 miles
  • Eglinton Drive

    BCT · Chelmer Village

    0.2 miles
  • Barlows Reach

    BCT · Chelmer Village

    0.3 miles
  • Barlows Reach

    BCT · Chelmer Village

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 005E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,225 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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
1
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
9
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

55 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford is the nearest published school at 625 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

941 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 394 events.

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