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CM2 8LN

Writtle · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Writtle
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM2 8WQ 4 m
CM2 8TG 533 m
CM2 8FS 753 m
CM4 0EY 1.1 km
CM1 3RL 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM2 8LN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2005
Terminated
1 April 2008
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 8
Latitude
51.711509
Longitude
0.435945
British National Grid easting
568,390
British National Grid northing
204,227

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Writtle · E05004119
Parish or community
E04003977
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00109898
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 011D · E01021634
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 011 · E02004495

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
25
Secondary
6

  1. Widford Lodge School

    Other independent school

    1.8 km

  2. Writtle Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  3. Writtle Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
83
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Drugs 13
  • Other theft 12
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Public order 6

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    2.2 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

    16A LORDSHIP ROAD, WRITTLE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3EH

    ODS code F81098

    2.4 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    3.5 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    3.6 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    4.1 km

  • CHELMER MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    20 MERLIN PLACE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4HW

    ODS code F81122

    4.5 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Hylands Park

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.4 miles

  • Hylands Park

    BCT · Chelmsford

    0.4 miles

  • Woodview

    BCT · Margaretting

    0.8 miles

  • Woodview

    BCT · Margaretting

    0.8 miles

  • Widford Road

    BCT · Widford

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 011D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,120 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Widford Lodge School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

83 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

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