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CM2 7AB

Great Baddow East · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Great Baddow East
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM2 7AD 304 m
CM2 8HR 401 m
CM2 7AE 407 m
CM2 7AA 464 m
CM2 7TL 528 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM2 7AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 7
Latitude
51.707894
Longitude
0.513642
British National Grid easting
573,771
British National Grid northing
204,007

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Great Baddow East · E05015471
Parish or community
E04013170
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00109521
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 013C · E01021561
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 013 · E02004497

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. Baddow Hall Infant School

    Community school

    889 m

  2. Baddow Hall Junior School

    Community school

    889 m

  3. The Sandon School

    Academy converter

    895 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
345
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 144
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Vehicle crime 33
  • Anti social behaviour 33
  • Public order 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
CM2 7 residents
8,398

Age bands in CM2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,375 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

840 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

2,068 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,295 residents

Age 65 and over
25.4%

2,238 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM2 7 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

8

within 5 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    1.4 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    2.9 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    3.1 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    3.5 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    4.5 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    4.6 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    4.8 km

  • GREENWOOD AND WYNCROFT SURGERY

    3 PRIORY ROAD, BICKNACRE, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4EY

    ODS code F81674

    5.0 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

  • Ladywell Lane

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.2 miles

  • BAE Systems

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.4 miles

  • West Hanningfield Road

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.4 miles

  • Mercia Close

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.4 miles

  • Howe Green

    BCT · Howe Green

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 013C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,517 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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
0
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

41 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Baddow Hall Infant School is the nearest published school at 889 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

345 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 144 events.

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