CM2 7AE

Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chelmsford
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM2 7AD 137 m
CM2 7TL 220 m
CM2 7AQ 247 m
CM2 7AA 386 m
CM2 7FW 386 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM2 7AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 7
Latitude
51.711391
Longitude
0.515385
British National Grid easting
573,878
British National Grid northing
204,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04003970
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109587
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 013E · E01021571
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 013 · E02004497

Postcode source versions

Explore CM2

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gatesgarth, Ladywell Lane, Chelmsford, CM2 7AE 31 August 2018 £500,000
Two Oaks, Ladywell Lane, Chelmsford, CM2 7AE 10 May 2007 £550,000
Gatesgarth, Ladywell Lane, Chelmsford, CM2 7AE 22 December 2004 £483,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. The Sandon School

    Academy converter

    490 m
  2. Baddow Hall Infant School

    Community school

    664 m
  3. Baddow Hall Junior School

    Community school

    664 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
349
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 147
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Vehicle crime 30
  • Public order 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.3
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.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    1.2 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    2.7 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    2.8 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    3.4 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    4.4 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    4.4 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

    0.1 miles
  • Woodhill Road

    BCT · Sandon

    0.2 miles
  • Woodhill Road

    BCT · Sandon

    0.2 miles
  • School

    BCT · Sandon

    0.2 miles
  • School

    BCT · Sandon

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 013E, 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

24,238 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Sandon School is the nearest published school at 490 m.

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

Recorded crime

349 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 147 events.

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