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CM2 8XB

Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chelmsford
Ward
Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM2 8FW 168 m
CM2 8LW 266 m
CM2 8LG 268 m
CM2 8LF 281 m
CM2 8LJ 337 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM2 8XB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2021
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM2
Postcode sector
CM2 8
Latitude
51.681342
Longitude
0.473125
British National Grid easting
571,072
British National Grid northing
200,959

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield · E05004096
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

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Temple, Ship Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8XB 30 January 2015 £15,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
13
Secondary
3

  1. Galleywood Infant School

    Community school

    2.0 km

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

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 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
68
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Public order 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Other theft 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • STOCK SURGERY

    COMMON ROAD, STOCK, INGATESTONE, CM4 9NF

    ODS code F81040

    2.5 km

  • BADDOW VILLAGE SURGERY

    LONGMEAD AVENUE, GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7EZ

    ODS code F81114

    4.7 km

  • SUTHERLAND LODGE SURGERY

    115 BADDOW ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7PY

    ODS code F81117

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Bakers Lane

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    0.3 miles

  • Temple Grove

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    0.3 miles

  • Bakers Lane

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    0.4 miles

  • The Ship

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    0.5 miles

  • The Ship

    BCT · West Hanningfield

    0.6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Galleywood Infant School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

68 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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