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CM2 8EH

Great Baddow West · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Great Baddow West
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Chelmsford
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM2 8EQ 81 m
CM2 8EZ 86 m
CM2 8ES 107 m
CM2 8ET 115 m
CM2 8EG 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM2 8EH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 8
Latitude
51.715409
Longitude
0.495209
British National Grid easting
572,469
British National Grid northing
204,799

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Great Baddow West · E05015472
Parish or community
E04013170
Westminster constituency
Chelmsford · E14001159
Output area
E00109552
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 014C · E01021565
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 014 · E02004498

Postcode source versions

Explore CM2

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
28
Secondary
8

  1. Larkrise Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    300 m

  2. Woodcroft Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    330 m

  3. Octavia House Schools, Essex

    Other independent special school

    404 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,040
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 437
  • Anti social behaviour 96
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Other theft 85
  • Vehicle crime 79

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
60

35 female, 25 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
3.2
CM2 8 residents
15,138

Age bands in CM2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

2,459 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,438 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

3,536 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

4,215 residents

Age 65 and over
24%

3,681 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM2 8 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

8

within 5 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    721 m

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    1.4 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    2.1 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    2.3 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    3.0 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    3.2 km

  • NORTH CHELMSFORD NHS HCC

    2 WHITE HART LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 5EF

    ODS code Y02611

    4.1 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    4.5 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

  • Gowers Avenue

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.0 miles

  • Noakes Avenue North

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.1 miles

  • Rothmans Avenue

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.1 miles

  • The Dell

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.1 miles

  • Rothmans Avenue

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 014C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,061 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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
1
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

53 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 8 secondary schools. Larkrise Primary School is the nearest published school at 300 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,040 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 437 events.

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