CM4 0PY

Chelmsford Rural West · Chelmsford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ingatestone
Local authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CM4
Postcode sector
CM4 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CM1 3QR 946 m
CM1 3QP 1.1 km
CM4 0JW 1.1 km
CM1 3WS 1.1 km
CM4 0PZ 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CM4 0PY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CM
Postcode district
CM4
Postcode sector
CM4 0
Latitude
51.705462
Longitude
0.343710
British National Grid easting
562,040
British National Grid northing
203,346

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Chelmsford · E07000070
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

Explore CM4

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Old Barns Cottage, Chelmsford Road, Blackmore, Ingatestone, CM4 0PY 1 December 2017 £875,000
Old Barns Cottage, Chelmsford Road, Blackmore, Ingatestone, CM4 0PY 15 August 2016 £950,000
Old Barns Cottage, Chelmsford Road, Blackmore, Ingatestone, CM4 0PY 14 December 2007 £790,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Highwood Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  2. Blackmore Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km
  3. Ingatestone Infant School

    Academy converter

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CM4 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
33.3%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE NEW FOLLY SURGERY

    BELL MEAD, HIGH STREET, INGATESTONE, CM4 0FA

    ODS code F81163

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Metsons Lane

    BCT · Highwood

    0.5 miles
  • Metsons Lane

    BCT · Highwood

    0.5 miles
  • Wards Farm

    BCT · Highwood

    0.9 miles
  • Radley Green

    BCT · Highwood

    0.9 miles
  • Radley Green

    BCT · Highwood

    0.9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Highwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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