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CM2 8FY

Galleywood · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM2 7SY 205 m
CM2 8FX 328 m
CM2 7SX 475 m
CM2 8NN 682 m
CM2 8NL 869 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM2 8FY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 8
Latitude
51.697167
Longitude
0.494132
British National Grid easting
572,464
British National Grid northing
202,768

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Galleywood · E05004101
Parish or community
E04003956
Westminster constituency
Maldon · E14001351
Output area
E00109494
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 017D · E01021555
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 017 · E02004501

Postcode source versions

Explore CM2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
18
Secondary
3

  1. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

  2. Galleywood Infant School

    Community school

    1.4 km

  3. Beehive Lane Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
306
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 135
  • Vehicle crime 29
  • Shoplifting 24
  • Burglary 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 23

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
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
0%
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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    2.5 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    3.3 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    3.8 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    4.2 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    4.3 km

  • STOCK SURGERY

    COMMON ROAD, STOCK, INGATESTONE, CM4 9NF

    ODS code F81040

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • The Green

    BCT · Galleywood

    0.7 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Galleywood

    0.7 miles

  • Gt. Baddow Barn

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.8 miles

  • Gt. Baddow Barn

    BCT · Great Baddow

    0.9 miles

  • BAE Systems

    BCT · Great Baddow

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 017D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,071 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

306 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 135 events.

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