CM2 8FA

Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM3 8EE 1.1 km
CM2 8UN 1.1 km
CM3 8FF 1.1 km
CM3 8BJ 1.2 km
CM2 8UL 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM2 8FA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 May 2019
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 8
Latitude
51.676731
Longitude
0.524573
British National Grid easting
574,646
British National Grid northing
200,568

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Parish or community
E04003975
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109395
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 018F · E01034085
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 018 · E02004502

Postcode source versions

Explore CM2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  2. East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  3. Galleywood Infant School

    Community school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Drugs 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREENWOOD AND WYNCROFT SURGERY

    3 PRIORY ROAD, BICKNACRE, CHELMSFORD, CM3 4EY

    ODS code F81674

    4.3 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Church

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    0.9 miles
  • Church

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    0.9 miles
  • St Peter's School

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    1.2 miles
  • Southlands Chase

    BCT · Howe Green

    1.6 miles
  • Southlands Chase

    BCT · Howe Green

    1.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 018F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,233 of 33,755

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

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

23 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 6 events.

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