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CM2 8QH

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 8QP 110 m
CM2 8QF 119 m
CM2 8JR 123 m
CM2 8QN 128 m
CM2 8WD 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM2 8QH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 8
Latitude
51.695298
Longitude
0.468503
British National Grid easting
570,700
British National Grid northing
202,500

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
E00109490
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 017C · E01021554
Middle layer super output area
Chelmsford 017 · E02004501

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Galleywood Infant School

    Community school

    600 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    646 m

  3. Thriftwood School

    Academy special converter

    784 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
406
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 180
  • Burglary 30
  • Other theft 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Vehicle crime 29

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    3.5 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    3.6 km

  • STOCK SURGERY

    COMMON ROAD, STOCK, INGATESTONE, CM4 9NF

    ODS code F81040

    3.6 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    3.6 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Well Lane

    BCT · Galleywood

    0.1 miles

  • West Lawn

    BCT · Galleywood

    0.2 miles

  • Galleywood Common

    BCT · Galleywood

    0.2 miles

  • Keene Hall

    BCT · Galleywood

    0.2 miles

  • Galleywood Common

    BCT · Galleywood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 017C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,990 of 33,755

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

33 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Galleywood Infant School is the nearest published school at 600 m.

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

Recorded crime

406 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 180 events.

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