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CM4 0LY

Chelmsford Rural West · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chelmsford Rural West
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM4
Postcode sector
CM4 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM4 0LT 798 m
CM4 0LX 877 m
CM4 0LU 936 m
CM4 0LS 942 m
CM4 0LR 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM4 0LY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM4
Postcode sector
CM4 0
Latitude
51.719174
Longitude
0.356871
British National Grid easting
562,900
British National Grid northing
204,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
Electoral ward
Chelmsford Rural West · E05004100
Parish or community
E04003961
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00109476
Lower layer super output area
Chelmsford 011A · E01021551
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
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Highwood Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  2. Roxwell Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.9 km

  3. Blackmore Primary School

    Community school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 7
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CM4 0 residents
4,763

Age bands in CM4 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

731 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

503 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.6%

1,004 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

1,445 residents

Age 65 and over
24.6%

1,200 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.

Nearby transport

  • Radley Green

    BCT · Highwood

    0.7 miles

  • Radley Green

    BCT · Highwood

    0.7 miles

  • Wyse's Road

    BCT · Highwood

    0.7 miles

  • Wyse's Road

    BCT · Highwood

    0.7 miles

  • Wards Farm

    BCT · Highwood

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chelmsford 011A, 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

15,854 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Highwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 7 events.

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