CM2 7LF

Great Baddow East · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM2 7LE 29 m
CM2 8HS 65 m
CM2 7JJ 82 m
CM2 8HH 88 m
CM2 8JF 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM2 7LF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 March 2009
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 7
Latitude
51.712099
Longitude
0.504972
British National Grid easting
573,156
British National Grid northing
204,454

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04013170
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00109522
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 014A · E01021562
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 014 · E02004498

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
26
Secondary
7
  1. Baddow Hall Infant School

    Community school

    372 m
  2. Baddow Hall Junior School

    Community school

    372 m
  3. Octavia House Schools, Essex

    Other independent special school

    669 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
660
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 284
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 60
  • Vehicle crime 55
  • Other theft 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    803 m

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    2.2 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    2.6 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    2.8 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    3.8 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    3.9 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Mercia Close

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.1 miles
  • The Bringey

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.1 miles
  • Maltings Estate

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.1 miles
  • West Hanningfield Road

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.1 miles
  • Millers Croft

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 014A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,351 of 33,755

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

45 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Baddow Hall Infant School is the nearest published school at 372 m.

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

Recorded crime

660 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 284 events.

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