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CM2 8QX

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 8PA 98 m
CM2 8NQ 111 m
CM2 8YH 116 m
CM2 8NZ 132 m
CM2 8NF 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM2 8QX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 8
Latitude
51.702871
Longitude
0.478294
British National Grid easting
571,348
British National Grid northing
203,365

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
E00109495
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
44
Primary
24
Secondary
6

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

    Voluntary aided school

    438 m

  2. Galleywood Infant School

    Community school

    487 m

  3. Thriftwood School

    Academy special converter

    792 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
627
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 269
  • Vehicle crime 57
  • Burglary 55
  • Other theft 45
  • Shoplifting 45

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

8

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

    2.6 km

  • BEAUCHAMP HOUSE

    37 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0DB

    ODS code F81083

    3.0 km

  • WHITLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    CROMPTON BLD, WRITTLE ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3RW

    ODS code F81057

    3.1 km

  • CHELMER VILLAGE SURGERY

    ASHTON PLACE, CHELMER VILLAGE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 6ST

    ODS code F81665

    4.0 km

  • RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR.

    123 RECTORY LANE, CHELMSFORD, CM1 1TR

    ODS code F81071

    4.2 km

  • STOCK SURGERY

    COMMON ROAD, STOCK, INGATESTONE, CM4 9NF

    ODS code F81040

    4.6 km

  • THE WRITTLE SURGERY

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

    ODS code F81098

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Jubilee Park

    BCT · Galleywood

    0.1 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Galleywood

    0.1 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Galleywood

    0.1 miles

  • Keene Way

    BCT · Galleywood

    0.2 miles

  • Barnard Road Co-op

    BCT · Galleywood

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School is the nearest published school at 438 m.

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

Recorded crime

627 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 269 events.

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