CM2 8FW

Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM2 8LP 324 m
CM2 8LG 335 m
CM2 8LF 347 m
CM2 8LL 371 m
CM2 8LW 429 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM2 8FW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 8
Latitude
51.680290
Longitude
0.471390
British National Grid easting
570,956
British National Grid northing
200,838

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
E00180551
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 018F · E01034085
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 018 · E02004502

Postcode source versions

Explore CM2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Kingdom Way, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8FW 15 October 2014 £1,050,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Galleywood Infant School

    Community school

    2.1 km
  2. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km
  3. St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
48
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Public order 10
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
381

162 female, 219 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
381.0
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 2.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM2 8 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+
0.6%
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

2

within 5 km

  • STOCK SURGERY

    COMMON ROAD, STOCK, INGATESTONE, CM4 9NF

    ODS code F81040

    2.3 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    4.9 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

  • Bakers Lane

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    0.3 miles
  • Temple Grove

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    0.4 miles
  • Bakers Lane

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    0.4 miles
  • The Ship

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    0.4 miles
  • The Ship

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    0.5 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.

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

20 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Galleywood Infant School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

48 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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